How to Charter an Airplane

There are few things that scream luxury like traveling in a privately chartered plane. When you charter a plane, you don't have to deal with all the things everyone hates about traveling such as screaming babies, no room to move and that guy who stuffs his carry-on bag into your overhead compartment. Chartering a plane isn't as difficult as it sounds. Read on to learn how to charter a plane.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Determine airplane size. This will depend upon how many people will be traveling with you. Small planes seat five to nine passengers, medium-sized seat seven to nine and larger planes can seat up to 16 passengers.
2. Contact your local airport. There are plenty of companies from which you can charter an airplane. Make sure the company you have chosen flies out of that airport.
3. Check out the flight experience of the charter plane pilots to ensure that you are getting an experienced pilot for your chartered flight.
4. Confirm the safety record of any company from which you would like to charter a plane.
5. Gather a few different quotes for your chartered plane so that you can find the best deal.
6. Look into the maintenance record of the plane. Maintenance standards vary widely, check with the charter plane company you have chose to make sure that their planes have been maintained well.

Tips & Warnings

• Try Marquis Jet. Marquis Jet is one of the bigger names in the airplane chartering business. Call [phone] and request information about a chartering one of their planes.
• Consider OneSky, another well-known name in the charter plane business. Contact OneSky at [phone] or go to the company website.
• Look into Luxury Air Jets. Whether for business or for pleasure, Luxury Air Jets charters planes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Contact Luxury Air Jets for more information at [phone] or visit their website.
• Be aware of extra fees. These fees often include landing, wait time, daily minimum, overnight, short-leg and catering fees as well as a crew per diem fee.