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The really big time benefit to flying private is about schedule flexibility rather than security etc (though that's important too). Flying private an executive
by tomatocracy 7y ago
The really big time benefit to flying private is about schedule flexibility rather than security etc (though that's important too). Flying private an executive can turn up and leave 5 minutes later, and be on the road 5 minutes after landing. If a meeting overruns and there's only one commercial flight a day with the relevant city pair, then they're just out of luck. Flying private, it's not a problem.
The economics of whether to own vs rent (netjets etc) is essentially about scale.
- BlameKaneda 7y agoI completely agree. If I wanted to fly down to Austin, TX for BBQ I could do so in a day, rather than fly in and fly back home based on the airline's schedule.
- RickJWagner 7y agoElvis used to fly himself and his posse to Colorado (from Memphis) for fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Then back, right after the meal.
- vonseel 7y agoAustinite here... your hypothetical BBQ trip sounds exactly like the type of thing some super-rich outsider would do. Personally, I don’t buy into the hype. The BBQ is good but not “wait in line for hours” good. I’d rather smoke my own meats if it’s going to take all day.
- blankaccount 7y agopresumably its about the people attending, not the food...
- samstave 7y agoFunny thing was a guy went to Texas for this super famous BBQ from NY... When he got there, he told them "I came all the way from NY just for this" The BBQ place looked at him and said "uh... we ship directly to NY, you know" hehehe
- jayd16 7y agoIs there a GrunHub for private jets?
- BlameKaneda 7y agoFirst thing that came to mind was Goldbelly: https://www.goldbelly.com/ https://www.goldbelly.com/ If I were rich, I'd use it all the time.
- briffle 7y agoIn many cases, you can also land at smaller, regional airports, that are closer to your destination/meeting.
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- wishinghand 7y agoI think the comment you're replying to meant that there was no time lost going through the security that common people have to.
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoThat has a strong parallel with how I went from public transit to driving a car. Before, I had to leave at an exact time to make the train, if I didn't I'd be half an hour late. I guess private jets are the same on a long distance scale. And a few orders of magnitude in cost.