Charter · Empty leg flights
The same jet, for up to 75% less.
An empty leg is a private jet that has to fly anyway, with no one on board. When the route and timing line up with yours, you fly it for a fraction of the price. The catch is simple: they appear at short notice, and they go fast.
75%
Up to this much less than a standard charter on the same aircraft
40%
Roughly the share of private flights that reposition empty
3,000
Empty legs live across the market at any given moment
A flight that was happening with or without you.
When a jet drops one client and has to reposition for the next, or fly home empty, that leg still costs the operator money. Selling it at a discount recovers some of that cost.
You get a real private flight, the same aircraft, the same vetted crew, the same private terminal, at a price that looks nothing like the list rate. Only the price changes, because the operator is recovering a sunk cost, not setting a market one.
Made for the flexible traveller.
An empty leg rewards people whose plans can bend to the aircraft. If that is you, the savings are real and they come up often.
Flexible leisure
A weekend away where the dates, and even the destination, can flex to whatever strong leg appears.
Regular routes
If you fly the same city pairs often, matching legs come up far more than you would expect.
Second homes
Owners who shuttle to a known retreat catch legs heading their way again and again.
One-way moves
A one-way trip that happens to line up with a repositioning leg, at a fraction of the round-trip cost.
Cheaper, because you flex, not them.
An empty leg rewards people whose plans can bend to the aircraft. If that is you, the savings are real and they come up often.
Fixed route and timing
The origin, destination and departure window are set by the paid leg that created it. There is little room to move them.
Short notice
Most empty legs are listed days, sometimes hours, before departure. The good ones are claimed quickly.
It can change or fall away
Because an empty leg depends on the original booking, it can move or disappear if that booking does. We always hold a backup plan.
You flex, not the jet
If your dates are firm, on-demand charter is the surer route, and we will tell you so plainly.
Be the first to know. Before it’s gone.
The clients who fly empty legs are not the ones refreshing a public list. They are the ones whose advisor already knows their routes, and calls the moment a match appears. Tell us yours once, and we watch for you. No cost, no commitment.
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Tell us your routes
Your common city pairs, rough dates, and how much your timing can flex. Thirty seconds is enough.
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We watch the market
We monitor repositioning legs across vetted operators, not just one fleet, so you see more matches than any single company can offer.
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You hear first
When a leg fits, your advisor reaches out at once, by the channel you prefer, with the price already itemised.
04
Claim it
Confirm and it is yours. We handle catering, ground transfers and the paperwork, exactly as on any Avianese charter.
One advisor, every operator.
A single fleet only sells you its own empty legs. We are not tied to one fleet, so we watch the whole vetted market and bring you the match that actually fits, on a price you can read.
- Operators checked to ARGUS, Wyvern or IS-BAO
- Itemised pricing, the quote is the price
- The same advisor for the empty leg and the trip you build around it
What people ask about empty legs.
How much can I really save?
It varies by route and timing, but empty legs commonly run 30% to 75% below the standard charter rate for the same aircraft. A cross-country flight near $30,000 can appear closer to $10,000. The closer your plans are to the leg’s fixed route, the better the value.
Why is it so much more cost-effective?
The operator is already paying to fly that leg empty. Selling it at a discount recovers part of that cost. You are buying a flight that was going to happen anyway, not setting a new market price.
Can I change the route or time?
Only a little. The origin, destination and departure window come from the paid booking that created the leg. If your plans are firm, on-demand charter gives you full control instead.
What happens if it gets cancelled?
No. It is the same jet, same vetted operator, same crew and same private terminal as a full-price charter. The only thing that changes is the price.
How far ahead are empty legs listed?
Some appear weeks out, but most surface only days, sometimes hours, before departure. That is why telling your advisor your routes in advance is the best way to catch the good ones.
Can I bring luggage and pets as normal?
Yes. An empty leg is a normal private flight in every respect except price. Standard baggage and, where the operator allows, pets in the cabin are handled exactly as on any Avianese charter.
How do I get the good ones?
Tell your advisor your routes and flexibility once. They watch the market for you and reach out the moment a strong match appears, often before it reaches a public list.
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