What is the difference between charter flights and scheduled flights?

Answer 1

A chartered flight is when you or a group of people "rent" the plane to go somewhere. A scheduled flight is a commercial flight that the airlines schedules and sells tickets to the public. -

Answer 2

A scheduled flight would fly at specific times and usually has a whole load of passengers on board. A charter flight is usually a private flight booked by the passenger(s) and flys when the passenger wants to. Biggest difference is the price - chartered flights are much more expensive.

Answer 3

A charter flight is generally an aircraft chartered by a holiday company, and may operate once or twice a week to various destinations. Most of the seats are sold as part of a package including accommodation sold by the holiday company, but many holiday companies now sell some of the seats without ground arrangements. A scheduled flight is operated and marketed by the airline in its own right, to a regular, published schedule. As the charter flights are for holiday makers they tend to be cheaper but this is reflected in the on board service (meals and drinks are not always included) and seats tend to have slightly less legroom.

http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/faq#2

Answer 4

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).

Although charter airlines typically carry passengers who have booked individually or as small groups to beach resorts, historic towns, or cities where a cruise ship is awaiting them, sometimes an aircraft will be chartered by a single group such as members of a company, a sports team, or the military.

Answer 5

A charter flight is made by a person or persons to go where (and when) they want to go.
Much more expensive of course.

A scheduled flight is open to the public, it is a flight that has a planned departure time and destination.

From Wikipedia's comes this explanation:
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).
Further information on charter fights at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_flights

Answer 6

In the U.S. a charter flight is flown under FAA Part 135 regulations while scheduled airlines fly under FAA Part 121 regulations. The primary difference from the FAA's perspective is whether or not the operator is selling seats or the entire aircraft. Authority for selling seats comes from the Department of Transportation which has financial controls in place to make sure the operator comes through with their promise of the proposed seat sell. In other words, your money is protected when you purchase a seat with a scheduled service. There are financial controls for charter flights, however they are less stringent.

Answer 7

In lehmanns terms
charter flight is generally for holiday people they usually have to have a high booking figure 80-90%plus... before it is guaranteed to go
SCHEDULED is a flight which will go with 1 person or 400 by law it has to because of the agreement with their governement!