Originally Posted by
what next
Although I am not the biggest fan of flight sharing sites (and would never have allowed my son to use such a service while I still had the power to forbid anything to him) this is not illegal in Europe as long as European registered aircraft are used. And as long as the cost is shared between all occupants, including the pilot, and the latter does not receive any kind of remuneration. And some more conditions are met most of which have been listed on this thread several times already.
(See for example page 4 of this document from EASA:
https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/def...AIR_OPS_EN.pdf)
I think you'll find that most insurers don't agree - they consider it commercial (from a discussion with an underwriter this week). I think almost all PPL owners/renters who ask the question of their insurers will be shocked. Of course, very few ask as they don't want to hear the answer. The courts will decide in the end.