How To Fly on A Private Jet: 7 Steps to Charter Flights
Planning a private flight and want to know the quickest, best and most seamless way to book the jet charter?
Here we outline seven simple steps on how to travel by private jet.
In most cases, on-demand travel is the primary reason to fly on a private jet charter. But what if your plans are a bit more flexible? One-way flights on empty legs provide an exceptional opportunity to save. Our one-ways are always listed and we can notify you when a favorite route or destination is available.
1. Provide Private Jet Trip Details
The first step to booking a private jet charter is sharing the details of your trip. When requesting charter services, it’s helpful to know as many details as possible, including desired travel dates and times, destinations, number of travel legs and how many people will be traveling. Even the amount of potential baggage or flexibility of time of day. The more trip information you are able to share, the better we can source the right size aircraft for you and the best flight support services.
2. Review Charter Flight Solutions
After sharing the trip details, our flight coordinator will present a few solutions and go over the variability of each – and your preferences. We’ll discuss options and must-haves like inflight connectivity, international capabilities, aircraft size and type, maximum beds that can be berthed and if a flight attendant or third pilot is required for the particular length of flight and size of private jet.
3. Select Your Aircraft of Choice
Availability changes very rapidly in private aviation. One advantage to booking a charter directly with a private jet operator like Clay Lacy Aviation, instead of a broker, is that we have a large in-house fleet to choose from, easy access to replacement aircraft, and other options are available if plans change. The earlier you let us know your preferred aircraft, the better we can fulfill the request. Sometimes, clients wait to select their choices and then the aircraft is no longer available.
4. Review Private Air Travel Agreement & Cancellation Terms
After you select your preferred aircraft solution, our flight coordinator will send over a charter agreement that includes cancellation terms. Around holidays and peak travel dates, the no-fee cancellation window is much smaller. Choosing to become a Clay Lacy Preferred member is a way to secure exclusive charter flight rates and price guarantee on the original flight booked, a very meaningful benefit if your aircraft unexpectedly has a maintenance issue and a replacement aircraft is needed. Also, Clay Lacy Preferred members have more favorable cancellation terms and may refund their pre-deposited preferred balance at any time.
5. Sign Travel Agreement & Arrange Flight Payment
Once the fine print is reviewed, the next step is to sign the agreement and wire transfer funds. Clay Lacy Preferred members may simply deduct funds from their account, allowing us to reserve the aircraft quickly and avoid repeat agreement reviews and payment coordination.
6. Share Private Jet Travel Preferences
It’s best to send passenger names and share charter flight preferences shortly after. Our team will create a personalized experience onboard, so the more we know about you and your passengers, the better we can serve you with an easy and memorable experience. What’s the reason for travel (business or pleasure)? Any likes, dislikes or special occasions? Will pets be onboard? Our flight support team and inflight service crew will ensure every detail of your trip is seamless from takeoff to touchdown.
7. Enjoy Clay Lacy’s Legendary Private Jet Flight Experience
The last piece to successfully booking a private jet charter is the day of departure. At Clay Lacy, we strive to exceed your expectation with every interaction. Our flight crews are some of the most experienced in the industry, and it shows when clients fly on a private jet with us. Additionally, if there are crews that you have flown with before, we’d be happy to connect you with them again. Your private jet travel experience will be as comfortable as if you were flying on your own aircraft.
Booking a private jet charter for yourself, family member, or client? Get a cost estimate or contact us for a charter quote today.
