Meet over 20 new private jet card and membership providers since the pandemic

PRIVATE JETS ON GROUND

These providers are new or launched their first jet cards and memberships since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in February 2020

As demand ebbs, new jet card providers are flowing. In addition to existing players restructuring and changing their programs, as well as offering new types of memberships (We’ve done over 300 updates in the last three years), there has been a host of new providers since the beginning of 2020, when the Covid pandemic changed everything.

These jet cards have call-outs of 24 hours or less

private jet charter

For private jet flyers who need to fly on short notice, these jet cards guarantee availability at standard fixed rates with as little as 24 hours’ notice

The number of jet card providers with a non-peak lead time of 24 hours or less dropped to 10 from 34

With demand staying at record levels and continued supply chain issues, jet card providers have been lengthening the lead time required to book private jets. For those of you who need to fly on short notice, these companies still have non-peak call-outs of 24 hours or less.

A-to-Z recent jet card and jet membership changes cheat sheet

private jet

In case you don’t read emails from your jet card company, here is our recap changes programs have been making in recent months

As private jet flying has reached record levels, capacity is being stretched. Providers are trying to line up more capacity. However, jet card rates, which in the past hadn’t changed for years at a time, have been on the rise. The midyear timing speaks to what’s happening in the market.

PrivateFly launches Bitcoin Jet Account option

bitcoins and u s dollar bills

Having started accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for on-demand private jet charter flights in 2014, customers can now create a Bitcoin account with flight charges based on the value at the time of booking

Directional Aviation’s PrivateFly has launched a Bitcoin Jet Account. The move comes as it reveals more than one in 10 of its private jet flights were paid for in Bitcoin last month. The bookings represented 19% of its sales.

%d bloggers like this: