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Winter weather? These jet cards include deicing in their hourly rates

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021by Doug Gollan

If you fly from winter weather to winter weather, deicing charges can add up. Some jet cards include deicing in your hourly rate – and they aren’t necessarily more expensive

It’s not even summer, yet. But it will soon be winter, and if that means winter weather. And that means your private jet may need deicing. Deicing can cost from under $1,000 to as much as $10,000 per incidence. The cost varies by the size of your airplane and airport rules, plus what type of fluid and how much is being used.

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Jet Card buyers shouldn’t forget to compare deicing policies

November 4, 2020December 15, 2020by Doug Gollan

Many jet card buyers are surprised to find out some programs include deicing in their contracted rate, while others charge per incidence

The first point to get straight is the issue is not whether or not your aircraft will need deicing. Based on the conditions, your pilots and their flight operations team will make that decision, just as it’s done when you fly with the airlines.

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Who pays for deicing a private jet? With some programs you do!

December 26, 2018by Doug Gollan1 Comment

Deicing can run up to $10,000 per incidence, so if you are doing a lot of winter flying, it’s something you should consider when comparing jet cards

If you’ve mainly flown commercially, on a corporate jet or with friends, you may not have thought about deicing in terms of who’s paying for it. So you bought a jet card. Congratulations – you just made your life easier for you and whoever will be flying with you! As you sit in the FBO on a cold winter’s day and watch the truck pull up next to your jet, you might think, “Geez, I’m glad I’m not that guy on the boom lift. It must be cold up there!” You may not have realized that what was coming out of the hose was not just fluid, but money, possibly yours. Chances are you won’t find out about it until you get your monthly statement weeks late. I say possibly because some jet card programs include deicing and others don’t.

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5. Fees, Surcharges and Discounts

Compare membership fees, CPI escalators, charges for deicing, trip pricing methodology, taxi time charges, segment and daily minimums, roundtrip discounts, peak day surcharges, and destination surcharges

Are there any initiation fees? What are the ongoing or annual dues for your private jet membership? How often does your jet card provider increase your rates? Do you have to pay for deicing, or is it included? How does your jet card provider price your trip – actual or estimated flight time or mileage? Who pays if there is a diversion. What type of additional charges aren’t included. Does your jet card charge for taxi time? Is it included or added to daily and segment minimums? Are there roundtrip discounts? How do you qualify for roundtrip discounts? Are there peak day surcharges, and how much is the surcharge? Which destinations and airports have surcharges? By comparing the details, you will find the program that best matches your needs, saving you tens of thousands of possibly wasted dollars – and lots of research time. Find out why you should subscribe.