Repo flights?

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JayAre

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How do companies handle reposition flights when they bill the customer. Say you have a one way flight and have to fly back empty, or have to fly empty to pick up a customer. Do they give a discount for the empty leg or just bill for the leg flown with passanger.
 
I don't know if you are reffering to charter, but with a corporate company, I know it happens. Alot of the time, an empty jet will pick up someone and fly them back, but as for paying, I'm not sure who pays in corporate...anyone else know?

(sorry for the thread hijack:) )
 
For Part 135 charter operations, usually the customer pays for all the legs flown with a daily minimum (example: charged for at least 2 hours of flight time, even if the plane only flew 1.5 that day). But sometimes special deals are worked out.

For a corporate flight department, the jet is a company asset and no "passengers" are paying.

Don't forget the distinction between corporate and charter!
 
wheelsup said:
The company??? Since it is their plane and all...
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For a corporate flight department, the jet is a company asset and no "passengers" are paying.

I wish it was that easy guys, but it isn't. When the airplane gets scheduled that corporate dept owns the plane for the period of time they are requesting. If another dept. wants us to dead head back to fly a trip for them, then they pay for the dead head time. Some one is always paying for the jet, They have to justify use of it in thier budget.

Jim
 
C650CPT said:
For a corporate flight department, the jet is a company asset and no "passengers" are paying.

I wish it was that easy guys, but it isn't. When the airplane gets scheduled that corporate dept owns the plane for the period of time they are requesting. If another dept. wants us to dead head back to fly a trip for them, then they pay for the dead head time. Some one is always paying for the jet, They have to justify use of it in thier budget.

Jim
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Thats what I was looking for, thanks Jim.
 
Looking4Lower said:
For Part 135 charter operations, usually the customer pays for all the legs flown with a daily minimum (example: charged for at least 2 hours of flight time, even if the plane only flew 1.5 that day). But sometimes special deals are worked out.

For a corporate flight department, the jet is a company asset and no "passengers" are paying.

Don't forget the distinction between corporate and charter!
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Well I do both. I like the minimum charge for 135 work maybe Ill see if the owner will do that. I don't like doing .8 hobbs for a boring scenic flight not worth my time and doesn't pay enough
 
C650CPT said:
For a corporate flight department, the jet is a company asset and no "passengers" are paying.

I wish it was that easy guys, but it isn't. When the airplane gets scheduled that corporate dept owns the plane for the period of time they are requesting. If another dept. wants us to dead head back to fly a trip for them, then they pay for the dead head time. Some one is always paying for the jet, They have to justify use of it in thier budget.

Jim
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What do you know, anyway?

:p
 
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