| While casual travelers may (and do) charter private | | | | Yakima Washington, Ogden Utah or even Rochester |
| aircraft for transportation, the choice is more typically | | | | New York, you'll be forced to take connecting flights |
| based on questions of time versus money. Chartering | | | | that can add time and inconvenience to your itinerary. |
| a private aircraft if by no means inexpensive, but while | | | | (We won't even go into the issue of lost and |
| money may be in abundant supply, time is a finite | | | | misdirected luggage.) |
| resource. For example, if $10,000 spent on a charter | | | | A privately chartered aircraft can take you to any of |
| flight results in closing a deal in which time is of the | | | | over 13,500 airports and fields worldwide - directly |
| essence, and that deal is worth several million, than the | | | | from any location you choose. Since the companies |
| $10,000 charter fee is money well spent. | | | | that provide charter flight services are under private |
| This is perhaps the primary benefit of chartering a | | | | ownership, they are exempt from many burdensome |
| private aircraft. Whereas with commercial airlines you | | | | regulations to which commercial carriers are subject. |
| must show up two hours in advance of your | | | | This is not to imply that safety is compromised; quite |
| departure time, stand in line for security checks then | | | | the contrary. This freedom from regulation allows |
| stand in line again for check-in, that is two hours that | | | | charter companies to be far more discriminating in their |
| might have been better spent planning and preparing | | | | hiring practices, being able to conduct the most |
| for that important meeting. In addition, commercial | | | | rigorous background checks on all personnel. In addition, |
| airlines are severely limited as to the airports to which | | | | many private charter companies provide their own |
| they have access. In fact, altogether the commercial | | | | trained security and screeners. Since these people are |
| airlines of the world have access to no more than 500 | | | | dealing with far smaller numbers of people, they are |
| airports across the globe. It is also highly improbable | | | | able to be much more thorough in their jobs - meaning |
| that any given airline with have direct, non-stop flights | | | | greater security and peace of mind for you as the |
| from any given airport to any specific destination. If | | | | traveler. |
| you live in Los Angeles and need to fly to New York - | | | | Private air travel is not for everyone. If you are among |
| or you're going from Seattle to Tokyo - then you won't | | | | those for whom time is money however, it can very |
| have many difficulties, albeit on the airline's schedule - | | | | well be the most economical choice for all your travel |
| which may or may not be convenient for you. On the | | | | requirements. |
| other hand, if you live in a smaller community such as | | | | |