2006-08-10 23:47:34 · 10 answers · asked by Jo 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Scheduled, they tell you when
Chartered, you tell them.
2006-08-10 23:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by rogue_samurai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charter flights are organised by tour operators to supply cheap available transport to their holiday destinations. Charter flights tend to run for short seasons, summer months to the summer sun holiday destinations and winter months to Ski or winter sun
destinations. They also tend to operate on a weekly rotation and are generally only sold as one or two week durations, however some operators will sell odd durations and one ways close to the
departure date depending upon their availability. The seats they sell are the operators excess availability or spare seats.
The rules for charter flights are very strict once booked they can't be changed amended or canceled without a charge or cancellation charge of up to 100 percent.
Charter airlines are like bus companies who supply the equipment and staff to the tour operators who organise the route and also the selling of the seats on the aircraft. Small operators that can't afford to charter a whole plane will often group together with other small operators and share the chartering of an aircraft for their chosen route.
Charter fares tend to vary depending on supply and demand, to keep the costs to a minimum tour operators will always try and fill their aircraft and will discount to the extent of selling below
cost to fill their allocations. Prices can soar at certain times of the year when many people want or need to travel e.g.. school holidays, Bank holidays and Christmas are all popular times. Operators that have availability when most are full will increase their prices.
Scheduled flights are organised by Scheduled airlines who look after the whole process . A scheduled flights operate throughout the year and are given fixed or "scheduled" departure times. The cost of a scheduled ticket is calculated over the year and will take into consideration factors such as time of year and demand, because scheduled flights run all year the don't expect to fly full all year, this means that scheduled fares must be higher to pay for the empty seats.
Scheduled airlines do not discount last minute like charter flights but will tend to offer restricted fares or advance purchase special offers. They also supply a proportion of their seats to "consolidators" who take on the administration from the airlines and impose heavy restrictions in exchange for fares below those the airlines publish. These fares are known as consolidated fares.
2006-08-11 06:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by shiningthowra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A charter flight is a flight that takes place outside normal schedules ,by hiring an arrangement with a particular customer.e.g Airtours charter flights to Egypt on wednesday & Saturdays for hoilday makers as part of their tour package or VIctoria beckham charters a flight to avoid being hasseled,whereas a scheduled flight is available to anybody who just wants to pay for their ticket
2006-08-11 06:55:04 · answer #3 · answered by shinners 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A charter flight is one where the aeroplane is "hired" by a travel company specifically to take people to and from a named destination e.g. Thomson Holidays flying holidaymakers to Majorca. It's similar to taking a taxi ride.
A scheduled flight is one operated by an airline e.g. British Airways which flies a specific route at a specific time on a specific day (or even every day) regardless of if it's full or not. It's similar to a bus route.
2006-08-11 07:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by Marinersfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. In the context of mass tourism, charter flights have acquired the more specific meaning of a flight whose sole function is to transport holidaymakers to tourist destinations. Such charter flights are contrasted with scheduled flights, but they do in fact operate to regular, published schedules. However, tickets are not sold directly by the charter airline to the passengers, but by holiday companies who have chartered the flight (sometimes in a consortium with other companies).
2006-08-11 06:51:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Charter flight is one that is hired by a holiday company or buisseness, scheduled is on that is run by the airline company and is run on a regular bas like a bus.
2006-08-11 06:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chartered flights are the flights you get with package holidays and are the cheap basic ones
scheduled flights are the flights that you book on it own. like virgin, ba, american airways etc - these fly whether they are full or not.
2006-08-11 06:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
charter - a travel company (usually) pays for an plane to go somewhere. can be cheaper as they may have to fill seats close to departure
scheduled - an airline (eg/ ba, bmi) has a timetable of flights they usually make.
2006-08-11 06:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by sarah_roo03 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scheduled are flying there whether they're full or not...you pay more generally for them. Chartered flights are the bargain bucket type flights.
2006-08-11 06:51:14 · answer #9 · answered by medium_of_dance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
charter are when you sit with your knees under your chin.
2006-08-11 06:53:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋