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The term "jet card" was devised to create a marketing product for what equates to block on-demand charter. Jet cards were created as a way to offer flight time to private aviation users flying up to 50 hours per year. Rather than purchasing a whole aircraft or investing in fractional ownership, a jet
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product that enables holders to use different aircraft at agreed-upon fixed hourly rates. Jet cards are offered by large and small fleet operators and charter brokers. There are as many as 65 variables between jet card companies, according to
Private Jet Card Comparisons, a buyer's guide to jet card
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Jets by the seat—offers individual seats on private jets for certain routes after paying an annual membership. The seats can come from empty leg/re-positioning legs and/or shuttle flights which are scheduled private jet shuttles. Additional fees often apply for these seats. Some jet card sellers
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Jet cards have evolved from the original card in 1997 which simply made charter pricing more consistent by guaranteeing fixed hourly rates to membership programs which offer free or discounted empty leg/re-positioning leg flights and individual seats on private jet shuttles.
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Traditional jet card programs are prepaid hours of occupied flight time on a given aircraft or size of aircraft. Some programs include not only jets, but turboprops. The term "jet card" can also refer to prepaid private jet charter programs that have similar attributes.
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The standard charter-based jet card—the most common type of jet card offered by charter brokers and operators. Customers pre-purchase hours or place money on account which is deducted at fixed hourly rates. Flights are sourced through the existing charter
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Custom jet cards—launched in 2018 by several providers, custom jet cards create programs tailored to individual customers, including standards for sourcing aircraft, lead-time for making reservations, service area and hourly or fixed segment
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Dynamic priced jet cards—customers place a deposit on account and receive options based on market availability. Customers may select specific aircraft and are not committed to a fleet or required to use their deposit within any specific time
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and Flight
Options. The attraction to fractional ownership and ultimately the jet card was the consistency in pricing over charter and the reduced complexity of owning a jet, which were the only other options prior to NetJets.
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Capped rate—a development from always paying a fixed hourly rate, customers are still protected with a maximum hourly rate but retain the ability to get lower rates dependent on market availability and notice
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offer additional options to sell or purchase open seats on prepaid flights. This type of flight-sharing can be more cost-effective when not all seats are occupied on a private jet.
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Owned fleet jet cards—jets are configured similarly to increase quality and consistency. The fleet is backed up using the existing charter fleet during peak travel periods.
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Mileage-based pricing jet card—pricing based on distance as opposed to time. Mileage-based pricing is transparent and quantifiable.
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