Convenience, comfort and time – they are precious commodities for business travelers. And yet the commercial flights high flying executives rely on are usually devoid of all three.

You don’t have to travel frequently to know that flight delays are at an all-time high. Throw in the pain of security lines, overbooked flights and limited schedules, and it’s no wonder that the Federal Aviation Administration expects general aviation hours, or private flying, to increase 59% by 2020.

As part of the fastest growing segment of the aviation industry, business aviation–private jet charter in particular–has undergone a major overhaul in the past decade, becoming the saving grace of business travelers.

Initially, travelers wanting to charter a private jet could do so fairly easily if they were located in a high-traffic region, such as the New York City area.

But if a client based in Columbus, Ohio needed to get to Detroit and a jet was not readily available, the situation got messy. Operators would sub-broker until perhaps a third broker could get his hands on a plane. All three brokers, of course, would charge for their services. The jet also would likely have to be repositioned in order to get to the client in Columbus–racking up another fee.

“There wasn’t a consistent product in charter,” says Martin M. Hazan, President of Private Jets VIP, a private aviation solutions provider. “It was just very scattered, mostly mom-and-pop type operations.”

About 5 years ago, Private Jets VIP, resolved to fix the problems. Private Jets VIP  became a “one-stop shop,” aggregating pre-screened charter operators that had been rated by the aviation authorities, and developed online booking systems. And then Sept. 11 happened.

“People just got really nervous about flying commercially,” says Martin M. Hazan. “The airlines lost their first-class market and everyone migrated, if they could afford it, to private aviation. If they couldn’t, they sat there and just waited for something else to come along.”

The wait was worth it, with the private jet industry now offering business travelers options that are increasing daily, providing them with the convenience, comfort and time they need. A trip that might have taken two days commercially can now be executed in a few hours via a private jet charter. As a result, Martin M. Hazan, President of Private Jets VIP, estimates that 75% of their clientèle charter private jets for business purposes.

• The entry point for most is an ad-hoc or on-demand charter, which lets people hop on a jet when and where they want.
• For the frequent traveler, there is also the VIP Flight Ccard, which acts like a “debit card.” Unlike on-demand charters, our VIP charter membership program allow Private Jets VIP clients to pay for guaranteed* availability and a predictable hourly rate.

Of course the rising use of private jet charters by business travelers is not limited to the United States. Private Jets VIP provides  charter options around the world to shuttle global executives.

Worldwide VIP Charter Hotline: 1-877-778-5387 (JETS)