In a fast moving market, deals move quickly...

The general idea is simple – If Mike charters a one-way flight from New York to Florida, the plane may fly back home to New York with no passengers - this is called an Empty Leg. If the plane flies home empty, the owner pays for that flight time - with no offsetting revenue. Owners don’t like that! So unless Mike paid a round-trip price for his one-way charter, the owner needs to find passengers to fill (and pay for) the empty leg.

There is a thriving secondary market for empty legs and one-way flights and some on-demand charter brokers are tapped into this market enabling them to offer empty legs, one-way pricing, and upgrades to clients whenever possible. The market moves fast, and good deals go quickly. Just like any other market, supply and demand are key. One-way flights for popular holiday weekends, and to major even are in extremely high demand limiting the number of aircraft available for these highly desirable dates and destinations - so move quickly!

An industry expert can help you find these deals

In circumstances like this, true empty leg pricing may be difficult to arrange. On the other hand, empty legs for less popular routes are priced much more competitively. This is where the knowledge and over 20 years’ industry experience of Executive Charter Services provides value. Clients don't always have the time or resources to locate empty legs, the insider market knowledge to identify a good deal, or ways to increase your likelihood of finding one.

In the example above, by chartering with a local operator instead of a reliable broker, Mike would likely have paid a full round-trip price for his flight to Florida, because the operator would not want to risk losing money on the empty return flight back to New York. Mike is now creating an empty leg instead of utilizing one, which could end up causing him to pay significantly more for his flight.