Charter flight virgin seeking info

[romafan]

We are considering chartering a plane for an upcoming trip out west due to my dad's current health and mobility issues. Does anyone have experience or recommendations? This would be a round trip from NYC area to Missoula, MT (1 week). The one service my father looked into was prohibitively expensive - part of the problem was that the quote included downtime in Montana for the entire 7 days (i.e. the plane waits for you. Objective is reputable service that will not break the bank.

 

[ter1413]



We are considering chartering a plane for an upcoming trip out west due to my dad's current health and mobility issues. Does anyone have experience or recommendations? This would be a round trip from NYC area to Missoula, MT (1 week). The one service my father looked into was prohibitively expensive - part of the problem was that the quote included downtime in Montana for the entire 7 days (i.e. the plane waits for you. Objective is reputable service [COLOR=FF00AA]that will not break the bank.[/COLOR]

You need to define what that is in $.
And why the need for a charter?

 

[romafan]

Small-timer status reveal: looking to keep it @ 35K (or less!). As I mentioned, my dad has health issues (fraility, parkinsons' shuffle, greatly reduced mobility, general weakness). Goal is to avoid dragging him through the trials & tribulations of modern day commercial air travel & reduce flying time and connection hassles (i.e. direct flight)

 

[ter1413]



Small-timer status reveal: looking to keep it @ 35K (or less!). As I mentioned, my dad has health issues (fraility, parkinsons' shuffle, greatly reduced mobility, general weakness). Goal is to avoid dragging him through the trials & tribulations of modern day commercial air travel & reduce flying time and connection hassles (i.e. direct flight)

Aah...I thought you needed to charter to go and see your dad in MT.

 

[romafan]

Glad we cleared that up!

Now what information do you have?

 

[ter1413]



Glad we cleared that up!

Now what information do you have?

Don't be a dick. I e-mailed someone that I know in the biz your request. I was waiting for the response.

 

[romafan]

All info appreciated - TY

 

[em36]

Do you see yourself flying more privately in the future? If so, you should have the conversation with the brand-name fractional jet folks like Netjets, Flexjet, et al.

Your problem will be the distance between NYC metro airports and Montana, which means you'd have to have something with range over 2,000 nm, which means bigger equipment and operating costs. The fractional folks wouldn't need to leave their equipment there for a week, could possibly be flying somewhere else (so their return costs wouldn't be passed on to you), and wouldn't have to pass on their pilots costs of accommodation to you. For shorter distances along the east coast/Florida, you should check with smaller operators based at Teterboro or airports in CT & LI who operate jets/turboprops; their prices would be economical.

 

[romafan]

No, it would just be this single trip.

And Montana is the destination. I think we've halved the estimate by looking around (and are approaching the 'doable' range). Sounds like we'll need to refuel. Still would love to hear any and all suggestions or recommendations.

 

[kngspook]

Check out BlackJet, perhaps (assuming this message doesn't arrive too late).