Are chartered flights only the realm of sports teams and the super wealthy? Maybe not.
You can purchase seats on a chartered flight individually or get a group rate. If you've got a group, you might find a charter flight surprisingly within reach. And if you fly more than 150 hours a year, private jets are likely less expensive than commercial, says an article in Forbes.
Options include booking individual flights or joining a private jet club. Memberships typically start at about $1,000 a month plus charter fees. If you book it by the hour, a chartered flight can easily run $4,000 an hour (for a turboprop) or more.
The website aircharterserviceusa quotes a five-and-a-half-hour flight from LA to Washington in a midsize Learjet 40/40XR at about $30,000 for up to six passengers; a nine-seat Hawker Beechcraft 900XP is about $38,000. Split nine ways and no security line? Could be worth it.
