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Definitely - 95% of the people I know who fly private don’t have chauffeurs (for example) - which would be a much greater time savings over the course of the ye
by cascom 7y ago
Definitely - 95% of the people I know who fly private don’t have chauffeurs (for example) - which would be a much greater time savings over the course of the year.
I think it just shows that either a. The time argument is a rationalization or b. It’s socially more acceptable to spend money largely out of sight on corporate aviation, rather than having people in your everyday life see an enormous household staff
- giarc 7y agoI wouldn't put having a chauffeur in the same category as flying private. Sure, having someone else drive you around allows you to make phone calls, check email in the back seat. But flying private allows you to set your schedule and not wait around for the next flight out. There is a video (and I believe it's linked in this thread) about a Walmart exec visiting stores across the country. It's likely in some small to medium sized town with a regional airport. If they meet with the team from 9-12 and the next flight out isn't until 5pm, they are wasting that time waiting. Instead they fly their plane in, meet, fly out at 12:15 and are in the next town with the next manager in 45 minutes.
- manigandham 7y agoThat's exactly why Walmart maintains a fleet, they can fit more meetings in 1 day and also return them back home without overnight stays in multiple cities. The faster communication and responsiveness of execs to regional issues more than makes up for the cost.
- MagnumOpus 7y agoFlying a charter jet is the equivalent of hiring a cab for a trip or a town car for a day. I guarantee you that 99% of people who fly private do that -- several hundred times a year. It's just that a $500 town car for the day is more practical than having a chauffeur fly with you to Hong Kong, Bali or Cannes...