Forbes: Private Jet Card Or Charter? What's Right For You?

Private jet card executives argue there are a number of reasons jet cards make sense over on-demand charter.

Posted in: News by Doug Gollan, April 9, 2017

Forbes is continuing its series looking at the variety of private jet card solutions by taking a step back and asking, why bother? Do jet cards even make sense? 

Executives of several companies that sell jet cards, including JetSuite, Private Jet Solutions (PJS) Groups, Jet Linx and VistaJet weigh in on why jet cards and prepaid private jet solutions are often the right choices. Among the reasons they espouse are the ability to take one-way flights without ferrying charges, all-inclusive pricing that covers things like de-icing in the winter, more stringent oversight on sourcing of airplanes and flight crews. Read more…

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