Private Jets to Ibiza, Paris Surge as Rich Evade Travel Chaos

Re:Private Jets to Ibiza, Paris Surge as Rich Evade Travel C... by luckylion on Monday September 05, 2022 @09:17AM (#32723950)

I guess it depends on what you consider "private jets". One that's exclusively used by some CEO or their family, 448 hours feels like a lot, but I don't know their typical travel schedule.

But for "private rentals" that you rent for a trip or something, I'd assume they get a lot more action than only being used 5% of the year.

Where's flueber, the app to book private jets? It sounds incredibly wasteful to only rent something out 5% of the year. Is maintenance a large issue?

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Re:Private Jets to Ibiza, Paris Surge as Rich Evade Travel C... by ohgodplsno on Monday September 05, 2022 @10:09AM (#32724471)

Take the private jets of 6 french billionaires. It is registered to their company.

https://twitter.com/i_fly_Bernard/status/1565102112731693061

Francois Pinault flied it 26 hours in a single month, or 318 hours per year. And that's the jets from a billionaire who couldn't give a damn whether or not they're making money on this plane. It's just their personal taxi. Now, consider that private jet operators _have_ to rent to make money, and the average goes way up.

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