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Originally Posted by ApS
One of TradeWind bases is Palm Beach, Florida, and operates a speedy Swiss-made Pilatus prop plane. Their website shows their three-hour range takes you to New Jersey. Only because they ask for my overworked email address I didn't inquire further.
https://www.flytradewind.com/northea...hoC6jcQAvD_BwE
Their ten-hour card costs $4,950. So far, this is the most "reasonably-priced" air charter I've stumbled upon.  |
That is really cheap! Too good to be true in my opinion...
In February of 2022, we missed a connecting flight in Miami with no chance of a reconnect for 4 days due a snowstorm in Boston. I decided to fly private through Paramount Business Jets so as not to ruin a vacation for a lot of friends and family... it cost me $11,000.00 with gratuity for a one way 1 hour 5 minute flight from Miami Executive Airport to Georgetown, Exuma airport utilizing a Pilatus prop plane which is actually a very nice plane! You do get charged for their return flight whether you are on it or not when flying private charter. So that would be a 2 hour 10 minute charge of flight time of at roughly $5,000.00 per hour.
That cost you quoted must be per hour of flight time because at the approximate $500.00 per hour you quoted is almost cheaper than flying commercial....something is not right there...
Dan