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JSX launches Orange County, Burbank to Monterey summer flights

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021by Doug Gollan

By-the-seat operator JSX is adding flights between Orange County and Burbank to Monterey beginning June 11

JSX is adding its by-the-seat semi-private scheduled service to Monterey (MRY) from Burbank (BUR) and Orange County (SNA). Service starts Friday, June 11, 2021. The coastal California town is the gateway to the famous golf course at Pebble Beach.

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JetClass sets by-the-seat private jet flights for the winter season

November 28, 2018by Doug Gollan

While Surf Air has pulled out of Europe and JetSmarter has none of its own flights scheduled, JetClass is seemingly making its by-the-seat semiprivate jet service work

By-the-seat private jet airline JetClass is increasing the frequency of its top-performing route between Zurich and Luxembourg, and adding flights between Vienna and Strasbourg, two cities in the heart of Europe which had never had a direct flight nonstop before, the company said in a press release.

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A JetSmarter customer who purchased a $97,500 Sophisticated Membership days before the devaluation is suing for at least $3.4 million

November 7, 2018November 8, 2018by Doug Gollan

Sharing economy private jet by the seat provider JetSmarter has been hit with its sixth lawsuit since in August

The Fort Lauderdale-based company, which sells private jet flights on a by-the-seat basis, was hit yesterday with another lawsuit, this time by a member who was sold a $97,500 upgrade to a Sophisticated Membership just days before the company announced it was opening flights to non-members.

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Lawsuits, layoffs, safety concerns, and now lack of flights cloud JetSmarter’s future

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018by Doug Gollan

An in-depth look beyond JetSmarter’s legal woes, layoffs and last week’s safety incident to its actual flight schedules and how much you will end up paying for both single seats and to start shared flights

With a new lawsuit seeking at least $890,000 filed against JetSmarter last week in New Jersey and perhaps a dozen more customers contemplating legal action, Private Jet Card Comparisons has been told by multiple sources that as many as 40 people were laid off from the company over the past several weeks. In March 2017, its CEO Sergey Petrossov told the Miami Herald it had 260 employees.

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