FERRY FLIGHTS: THE CONCEPT EXPLAINED
Introduction Ferry flights, colloquially known as ‘empty leg flights’, are trips a private charter makes without a designated set of passengers to board the plane.
Let’s look at a more precise definition of the term • A flight for the purpose of (1) returning an aircraft to base; (2) delivering an aircraft from one location to another; (3) moving an aircraft to and from a maintenance base. Ferry flights, under certain conditions, may be conducted under terms in a special flight permit.
Ferry flights is a broad concept that is known in different names all around the world, such as, empty leg flights, empty leg of a private charter, repositioning flights. Ferry flights is an aviation term of this type mode of flying, the others are better known among the flying personnel.
Maintenance flights Like every other machine, a private charter also needs to be serviced regularly for it to run efficiently. And for that it must be taken to a maintenance station. The transit from the airport, the flight is docked at, to the airport with a maintenance station is the reason for maintenance flights. The seats on these flights are up for customers to be availed as there are no designated fliers.
Non revenue flights After completing a transit and dropping off the flier to their destination, a charter plane must be returned to its base to suit any other bookings that are made for it or if there are any maintenance tasks that need to be undertaken. These flights do not have any set of fliers and are open for customers to avail a luxurious travel on them.
Repositioning flights Most charter planes are docked at a certain base when there are no bookings made for them. But once there is a booking that aircraft must be sent to the booking location. This transit is either charged as ferry flight fee to the customer or it is waived off by the charter plane company. However, in such a case the company let’s customers avail seats on this flight.
• Now that we know the concept of ferry flights a little better, let’s look at the benefits this feature carries along with it: – A ferry flight is a mode of transport that is cheap as well as the luxurious travel at its price. These flights are almost 80% cheaper as compared to the pricing of a charter flight. Almost all of us are aware of the comfort that comes with a private charter, the luxurious seat, never-ending leg space, no early arrival binding are only a few.
• A ferry flight costs anywhere around the same as a business class ticket on an • airplane, but gives you a completely upgraded experience in terms of comfort. To be talking figuratively, the difference in the cost would be only about 2x but the comfort, luxury and perks are almost 10x to that of a commercial flight.
So, go ahead and explore all the ferry flights that are waiting for you to bunk in them and have a luxurious travel!
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