Im travelling from UK to Italy for a wedding with 40 -50 guests. Wondering if anyone knows how to charter a jet and how much it might cost. P.S. Im not rich
2006-10-22 22:42:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
u need to be rich m8
2006-10-22 22:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by mum-2-be 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It only actually costs around £8000 for a private jet but thats for 30 minutes for 2 people so work it out from there. I used to work in the aviation industry a few years back and its the charges that add up. Its around £150 an hour parking for a plane, fuel can run into thousands of pounds itself, id just forget it.
2006-10-22 22:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by The Shadow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It generally depends on the size of the aircraft, and the length of the trip. For most smaller jets (Citation V, Ultra) the costs is roughly $3,000 per hour, so a typical trip would run you about $10,000. For a really big jet (Gulfstream V), the costs run around $15,000 per hour, so a typical trip would run you upwards of $50,000 USD. You don't have to be rich to afford a pirvate jet, but it's certainly not the cheapest way to travel. Also, with so many charter services out there, you can typical bid them against each other to get a better price.
2006-10-23 06:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by pdkflyguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last time i did it it cost £450,000 to hire a converted 747 to fly from the UK to New Zealand and that was for 63 people plus 6 crew (not including the pilots and co-pilots, they were £10,000 extra).
Your best bet would be to approach a budget airline and try to get a discount on a group booking.
Chartering aeroplanes is not a thing you can do cheaply unfortunately.
2006-10-22 22:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by thecoldvoiceofreason 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It all depends where you actually want to go to, what type of aircraft is utilised. If you want dropping off and picking up a week or two later you will have to pay for two empty positioning legs.
If you want to drop me fuller details I can get you some pricings.
It will not be cheap. Try speaking to some of the tour operators group bookings departments you may find it cheaper.
2006-10-25 21:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by BCS UK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you need to be rich. Otherwise, just browse the online reservation websites for your best price. To charter a private jet will cost anywhere from $10k-$50k.
2006-10-22 22:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, lots of money I'm sure, but the environmental cost is astronomical. Just take a regular plane, and that's bad enough as it is. Why do you need to charter a jet?
2006-10-22 22:56:22 · answer #7 · answered by punkrockdreadlock 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Recently I had to hire a 727 for 45 people and our hourly cost was about $19,000 USD.
2006-10-25 15:15:37 · answer #8 · answered by citation X 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn;t that be nice? Well you;d need to buy some airline staff, pilots, runway time, baggage people,jet fuel and of course the jet for the duration of your trip.
That would probably run you upwards of $150 000
The general basis is, when you have to ask how much it costs, you probably can't afford it. People that hire jets etc don;t look at bank statements.
2006-10-22 22:52:01 · answer #9 · answered by surfer_grl_ca 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
US$ 5000-10000 thousand an hour.
2006-10-22 23:36:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd probably be better off booking a job lot of seats with bmi baby or someone like that. depending when you went you can get £15 return from east mids to rome. www.skyscanner.net
2006-10-22 22:51:32 · answer #11 · answered by Sarah (31/UK) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋