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One of the more difficult aspects of the air charter process is to understand the pricing components that make up the air charter quote or the air charter contract price of an executive jet charter. It is crucial to understand these components of the air charter process so that when you are comparing quotes from two different suppliers, you can be confident that you are comparing apples to apples when you look at the pricing of your private air charter.
At Air Charter Team when we provide a quote or a contract to a client who is looking for charter services, we utilize an “all inclusive” approach to building our pricing for an air charter. We believe that a client deserves to know the true cost of the charter services up front, not later when invoices for costs not shown on the original air charter quote start appearing and therefore increasing the original price. We choose not to do business in that manner therefore it is imperative that our potential air charter customers understand this approach and are then able to see clearly what the costs of an executive jet charter will be.
Here is a list of the components that can and do affect the cost of an aircraft charter for executive travel:
- Federal Excise Tax: For all charter flights in the domestic US, there is a 7.5% excise tax (US FET) that is collected for all charter jets. These costs are always included in a charter services quote from Air Charter Team but rarely are included in charter services quotes from our competitors in the jet charter industry.
- Landing Fees: All operators must pay a landing fee to the airports that they operate their executive jet charters into. Once again, Air Charter Team includes these costs in our pricing for charter flights but our competitors rarely do. The fees can range from $100 to $500 depending on the size and weight of the charter jet.
- International Fees: These are fees associated with operating in foreign countries. Air Charter Team will procure this information and these fees will be figured into your original air charter quote. Most of our competitors do not include this fee in their charter jet quotes.
- Segment Fees: These vary from airport to airport and are set by local authorities. Air Charter Team will procure this information and these fees will be figured into your original air charter quote. Most of our competitors do not include this fee in their charter jet quotes.
- Catering Costs: Basic catering will be included in Air Charter Team pricing. Upgraded catering is available and can be arranged in advance for your private jet charter. There are occasions when specific catering was requested at departure time and we have had to bill in arrears but this can be avoided on your private jet charter. Catering is almost always an add-on by our charter services competitors.
- Fuel Base: The price of fuel is a commodity driven environment and it is changing constantly. Business jet operators will give us a projected cost of fuel per gallon when we request a quote for your executive jet charter. Historically, they quote a lower price than they will be paying. We quote your air charter with the price we are given but we can and do estimate what the fuel upcharge can be on your charter service. The potential increase can be figured as follows: Take the hours flown by the fuel burned per hour and multiply by the difference from fuel price quoted and actual fuel price.
Remember, when you are requesting pricing for a jet charter, Air Charter Team will give you the most comprehensive pricing possibly up front. We believe that to develop long term relationships with our charter service clients, we have to be honest and forthright about the charges that our clients will incur.
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