May 2, 2008, Newsletter Issue #70: Understanding Cost Information of Charter Air Travel

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The costs associated with charter flights include hourly aircraft rates or charges per mile, landing and parking fees at airports, customs fees, international charges, and taxes per person, per segment and taxes. There are various types of charter jet quotes to consider:

Hard Quote: The price of the flight you were quoted will not change, unless you make changes to your itinerary, such as shortened or extended stays, number of passengers, etc. Keep in mind that hard quotes tend to round the flight time up in case of weather or delays. For example, you may be billed for 1 hour when your flight was only 50 minutes. Also, the charter company can also charge you a minimum daily rate to keep the aircraft for any extended duration. The normal industry minimum rate is two hours per day. Soft Quote: Prices are flexible and the cost will change as services and needs change. The charter company bills the exact flight time that was flown by the pilots. Soft quotes are also subject to daily minimum fees, so ask before you take the flight and read the fine print. One-way Quote. This quote is usually practiced in very high track jet routes and in busy seasons. The customer is normally someone who is staying in the destination area for a period of time so they are not required to pay for reposition of aircraft, overnights, daily minimum charges or parking fees. But, they do pay more per hour to use the charter aircraft.

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