| Charter flight - the idea of hiring out an | | | | to passenger safety, security and comfort. |
| aircraft - is different from commercial | | | | |
| flight in that the former makes unscheduled | | | | When you fly aboard a charter jet or |
| flights to destinations specified by the | | | | turbo-prop plane, you can go where you want, |
| passenger(s) who purchase the service. As | | | | when you want, in far greater comfort than |
| such, it is not bound by many burdensome | | | | commercial airliners in which people are |
| regulations as are commercial airlines, | | | | often packed in like so many sardines. |
| which are large, publicly-owned corporations | | | | Traveling by private jet is also much |
| that deal in high volume of traffic and are | | | | faster, and can be available to you through |
| limited as to where they can go. In addition, | | | | NetJet with as little as four hours' advance |
| commercial passengers are subject to | | | | notice. |
| time-consuming security checks and | | | | |
| regulations, adding a great deal of time and | | | | Sometimes, a charter flight is the only way |
| hassle when it comes to their flights. | | | | to get somewhere. For instance, many remote |
| Charter passengers are spared this | | | | places in Alaska and Northwestern Canada |
| inconvenience, and get to where they need to | | | | are accessible only by foot, horseback or |
| go in a fraction of the time. | | | | charter flight. In this case, it is unlikely |
| | | | you will travel by private jet. Flights of |
| Being exempt from many regulations is not to | | | | this type are usually by piston-engine or |
| say that charter flight personnel are any | | | | turbo-prop plane. If you have ever seen the |
| less trained and qualified than those | | | | television series Northern Exposure or the |
| working for commercial airlines - in fact, | | | | feature film Never Cry Wolf, you have |
| they're usually more qualified, meet more | | | | probably seen how some of these flights were |
| rigorous standards, and have more experience | | | | in the old days. Even the smallest prop |
| in terms of flight hours than FAA | | | | planes today allow passengers to travel in |
| regulations require. Being small companies | | | | far greater safety and comfort than ever |
| rather than large, public corporation is a | | | | before. With the increasing interest in |
| two-sided proposition - while smaller | | | | eco-tourism - traveling to ecologically |
| operations may be exempt from a number of | | | | sensitive areas or the planet in order to |
| government regulations, they aren't eligible | | | | see unusual and exotic flora and fauna in a |
| for government protection if things go | | | | way that minimizes impact on the local |
| wrong. They are well aware that the success | | | | environment - usually involves charter flight |
| of their business depends not only on actual | | | | as well. However, in the case of these kinds |
| passenger safety, but the perception of | | | | of flights, charter is usually done through |
| safety as well. Therefore, a company that | | | | a travel agency that specializes in these |
| specializes in charter flight is going to go | | | | kinds of tours. |
| the proverbial "second mile" when it comes | | | | |