Wheels Up has been selling its core membership via Costco for years. The offering is getting more attention after The Washington Post recently highlighted it. Is it a good deal?
Hint: It depends on if you choose to fund a Wheels Up deposit account
Since 2016 Wheels Up has been selling memberships in its pay-as-you-go jet card memberships via Costco on a seasonal basis. It’s not alone when it comes to other high-end products and services. You can buy diamonds and luxury cruises at the discount retailer.
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Comparing Jet Card website or brochure hourly rates won’t tell you how much your fights will actually cost
How much will my private jet flight cost?
Here’s what you need to know about actual flight pricing when buying private jet membership programs
Welcome to Jet Card Pricing 101. Pull up a chair and give me 10 minutes. Get ready to look at a bunch of numbers and tables. It might be a bit confusing, It might border on dull. However, it will likely save you tens of thousands of dollars on your private flights each year.
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Wheels Up becomes the first major jet card provider to offer four guaranteed availability jet cabin categories and a turboprop program on a national basis
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, rumors were swirling. Wheels Up was expanding beyond its core King Air 350i and Citation Excel fleet with an off-fleet light jet program.
The new programs, effective January 2nd, will offer dynamic trip pricing with capped hourly rates and guaranteed availability nationwide. They will run across five cabin categories, from its King Air 350i fleet to light, midsize, super-midsize, and large jets.
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After bringing turboprops mainstream by championing the King
Air 350i, Wheels Up is now filling out its product offerings
There are probably few privately held companies that get as
much airtime on the business cable networks as Kenny Dichter and Wheels Up, his
entry second entry into the world of jet cards. His debut in 2001 was an
exclusive agreement with NetJets to sell jet cards onto its fractionally owned
fleet. Instead of having to buy at least 50 hours per year with a five-year
commitment, Marquis Jet Partners offered the opportunity to buy in 25 hours at
a time.
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