Inside The New Private Jet Boom: Empty Legs, Pet Flights And The Rise Of Time-Freedom Travel
www.forbes.com

.. There is a stillness in the moments before a private aircraft leaves the runway , a quiet that feels less about luxury and more about certainty. Over the past few years, that experience has been enabled to a much broader and diverse group of travellers than in any previous era of aviation. Private jet usage has risen above pre-pandemic levels, by around ten to fifteen percent globally in some periods, but the most interesting shift is not numerical. It is psychological. The value proposition has changed. ...

We see this especially among time-pressured leaders and internationally mobile families. The calculation is rarely about glamour. It is about avoiding missed connections, safeguarding critical schedules, and starting or ending a journey in a state of composure rather than exhaustion. In that sense, private aviation has become another expression of modern value, where calm and control are considered returns on investment.

Empty legs: efficiency, intelligence and a quieter path into the skies

Within this landscape, empty-leg flights have emerged as one of the most compelling developments. These are repositioning journeys that would have flown regardless, aircraft relocating to collect their next passengers. Where they were once an invisible inefficiency, they are now increasingly offered to travellers at a reduced rate, not as an add-on to demand, but as a way of filling movement that already exists. ...

Empty Leg Private Jet Flights
jettly.com

... Each time we book a jet, one of the flights either to or from the destination becomes available as the aircraft repositions to pick up its next set of passengers.

This is known as an empty leg flight. Signup for empty leg notifications below and get notified the moment an empty leg becomes available. ...