New startup called Jetclass (jetclass.com) is offering seats on business jets at or even below business class rates on some popular city pairs in Europe.
Will it be another flop like Jetsmarter? They don't have any quirky membership schemes though like those which underpinned Jetsmarter's model.
The case for bypassing congestion of big airports and offering private jet-like service for C fares sounds at least interesting...
What do you think? Will it work?
Looking at the website, it seems to be offering seats on a Beechjet only, and given the sparse "schedule", I would assume this is making use of empty sectors. This might be an operator dressing up their empty legs which are already paid for elsewhere. The FAQ is very light on details as to what happens if the flight is cancelled - this is always the risk with cut price empty sector legs piggybacking onto a paid charter. It's a very limited niche - but maybe the company behind it has identified a frequently flown series of flights on a limited "network" (maybe a longer term contract / corporate client) and it could work as long as those flights are happening. What should be cause for pause is the lack of details - it obviously isn't quite as straightforward as advertised in so much as there are limited days flown; it's not a scheduled commercial air transport flight; etc... but otherwise good luck to them. If they can make some profit off it, more power to them.