A jet card customer of Verijet has won a six-figure judgment after the private jet charter operator failed to respond.
Cirrus Vision Jet operator Verijet was hit with another default judgment, this time for $328,000.
The action was from the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit In And For Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Earlier this month, a court in Northern Florida also issued a default judgment against the operator after it failed to refund two flights it canceled.
Those flights had been booked by Jettly, an on-demand and jet card charter broker.
This time, the lawsuit came from a consumer based in Tennessee.
Per the filing, Brandon Kruse bought a jet card from Verijet on January 15, 2023.
He paid $275,000 for 100 flight hours on its Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets fleet.
Kruse also paid $20,625 in Federal Excise Tax for the flights.
The filing states Kruse “renewed his JetCard hours, which to date total 119.5 available hours, worth $328,625.00.”
It alleges Verijet “has not fulfilled any of the plaintiff’s requests for air charter services since May 4, 2024.”
Kruse claims the VLJ operator “has repeatedly cancelled legs or failed to fulfill legs when requested.”
Kruse’s lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2025.
Yesterday, the judge wrote, “Default is entered in this action against the defendant for its failure to serve or file any paper as required by law.”
Verijet Founder and CEO Richard Kane provided the following statement to Private Jet Card Comparisons:
‘While we never want to disappoint any client, especially one as valued as Mr. Kruse, I wanted to provide some background that may help clarify the situation.
Mr. Kruse last flew with us on April 11th for the Masters tournament, where I had the privilege of serving as his captain. He subsequently scheduled two additional trips in May. Regrettably, both had to be canceled due to unforeseen maintenance events.
Brandon then requested two more trips in July and August, which we were, unfortunately, unable to accommodate. I understand how frustrating this must have been for him, and I sincerely regret that we fell short of the level of service he expected and deserved.
As you know, our current jet card program does not offer guaranteed service. That said, we’ve taken this experience to heart and used it as a catalyst for positive change. In response to a client request, we plan to launch a new VVIP Jet Card that includes guaranteed availability and a higher level of service assurance.
Additionally, we’ve partnered with a Tier 1 financial institution to introduce a protected jet card program. Under this model, client funds are held in a dual-control account and only drawn down as flights are performed, adding an extra layer of transparency and trust. We’ve been operating successful test flights under this model since October 2024.
These enhancements directly address some of the key limitations of legacy jet card offerings and represent our commitment to evolving with our clients’ needs.
This experience did not meet our standards, and we are taking steps to ensure it leads to meaningful improvement.’
Verijet has been battling a series of lawsuits as it attempts to move forward and rebuild its fleet.
That includes a jet card option where funds are secured.
Verijet launched in 2020 and quickly became one of the largest private jet charter/fractional operators before falling off the 2024 list.
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