Private aviation is where a good concierge earns its place — and where most of the value (and the cost) of a trip is decided. Here is how charter actually works in 2026, without the brochure language.
Full charter vs empty legs
A full charter books an aircraft for your exact routing and timing — total control, priced by aircraft category, flight time, crew and positioning. An empty leg is a repositioning flight an operator is flying anyway, sold at a steep discount — brilliant value if the route and date happen to line up, but they move and cancel. Most clients fly full charter for fixed plans and opportunistically take empty legs when they fit. See our empty-leg explainer.
What drives the price
Aircraft category (light jet to ultra-long-range), flight hours, crew duty limits, repositioning (you pay to bring the aircraft to you and home again), landing and handling fees, and peak-date demand. We quote the real all-in number on request and hold it before you commit — nothing hidden after the fact.
Lead time
For a standard European leg we can often confirm same-day to 24 hours; ultra-long-range and peak weekends (Grand Prix, Cannes, Art Basel, the Gulf season) want more notice. The earlier we know, the better the aircraft and the price.
The airports that matter
London City and Farnborough for London, Le Bourget for Paris, Nice and Cannes-Mandelieu for the Riviera, plus the discreet fields near Geneva, Ibiza, Mykonos and Dubai. We pair the flight with helicopter transfers and chauffeured ground so the door-to-door is seamless.
How we book it
One message with your route, dates and party size. We come back with aircraft options and an all-in price, hold your choice, brief the crew on preferences, and stay reachable through departure. Charter and bespoke travel sit within membership; see private jet charter for the full service.