{"id":126125,"date":"2016-06-08T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=126125"},"modified":"2016-06-08T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T07:30:00","slug":"this-is-what-it-costs-to-hire-a-private-jet-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/126125\/this-is-what-it-costs-to-hire-a-private-jet-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what it costs to hire a private jet in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t need to own a plane to have an aircraft to yourself when you travel, with private jet charter<\/a> companies offering more various hire options.<\/p>\n

Flying with a private jet offers you complete privacy and luxury, while minimising your waiting time at the airport and have you flying within minutes of your arrival.<\/p>\n

The cost of a private charter can vary considerably, depending on the length of a trip and the type of aircraft flown.<\/p>\n

The flight price depends on a number of factors including aircraft type, locations, timings and the distance of the flight.<\/p>\n

A flight on an 8-seater jet from Johannesburg to Cape Town, for example, could cost R70,000 when booked through a private jet charter<\/a> company.<\/p>\n

However, the quoted price is for the whole aircraft so, it becomes cheaper per person depending on how many passengers you have.<\/p>\n

In the example above, a plane filled with 8 people would work out to R8,750 per person (possibly small change for the high flyers).<\/p>\n

For larger groups on some journeys, the cost per head can actually be comparable with first class airline fares.<\/p>\n

If those same 8 people were travelling from Cape Town to London, for example, the cost for the plane might be R1.2 million.<\/p>\n

This works out to out to about R160 000 per head, which is about what a first class flight would cost on the same route, depending on the airline you choose.<\/p>\n

The cheapest option, however, is to book the \u2018empty legs\u2019 of chartered flights, which can be up to 75% off the original charter price.<\/p>\n

When a client charters a plane from Cape Town to Johannesburg, the plane often returns empty \u2013 referred to as an \u2018empty leg\u2019.<\/p>\n

Because the plane would have returned empty anyway, charter companies often sell the flights back at a huge discount.<\/p>\n

For a trip between Johannesburg and Cape Town, for instance, an 8-seater plane might only cost R25,000.<\/p>\n

This works out to R3,125 per head if you can fill the plane, which is cheaper than a business class ticket would be for the same trip.<\/p>\n

However, destinations and flights aren\u2019t flexible and you have to book out the entire plane \u2013 you can\u2019t just book two or three seats.<\/p>\n

Flights might also be cancelled by the operator unexpectedly due to unforeseen circumstances, although you will receive a full refund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t need to own a plane to have an aircraft to yourself when you travel, with private jet charter companies offering more various hire options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":126133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[11455,26,9657],"class_list":["post-126125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-air-charter-service","tag-headline","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126137,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126125\/revisions\/126137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}