Private Jet Reservations

Blue Star Jets provides one-click reservations through its Apple One-Click Reservations and a 24/7 support staff that promises you can get to your destinations "anywhere in the world" with just four hour's lead time. They will even provide you with a follow-up within 15-minute. At $2,000 a million a monthly, Beacon provides an all-you-can-fly private jet in the northeast.

You have the option to make up to four simultaneous bookings with no reservation requirements, which means you can make a reservation without prior warning as long as you can get to the destination 15 min before departure. The California subscriber services actually have their own jet fleets. Starting at US$1,750 per monthly, passengers experience unrestricted airfare with up to 90 daily outings.

As soon as a reservation has been made, passengers can immediately make another reservation. The non-binding Pay-as-you-fly programme - which has been providing on-line bookings since 1997 - can have you in the sky in three flyinghours on light aircraft from US$2,800 per hour. and more. They will be publishing a cell phone reservation application this coming year so passengers can order a jet, and if they wish, they can speak to a representative to finalize the reservation.

PrivateFly: For those who really have little spare tired  PrivateFly can have planes in the sky within an hours - the company's 43 minute records - because its proprietary technologies allow it to immediately detect planes already on the floor at the customer's favorite point of origin. Prices vary depending on your itinerary, flying hours and jet types, although you will get an immediate offer when making a reservation via the application, website or 24/7-line.

L.A. to Las Vegas is a classic and favorite destination, costing $4,940 in a four-seater Citation Mustang for a one-way ticket or $6,000 back for a full leg. Victor's iPhone application "The Uber of Private Jets" allows the user to make one-touch bookings from a 7,000 jet aircraft pool, with the option of being in the skies within a few acres.

Prior to making a reservation, the operator receives real-time prices, information about the plane and flight crews, and a comparison of available jets - not to speak of integrated navigational guidance and estimates of flight times at the airports after the reservation is made. Price ranges can even be likened to Uber, such as Head of State (similar to UberBlack) and Light Jet (see UberX).

The JetMe is a non-membership private jet facility where passengers can quote their own fare. Obviously a $1 offer will not get very far, but flyers will be displayed with proposed offers and can suggest their own from there. As soon as you are compared with a Jet in your pricing point, you can directly deal with Jetbrokers in real-time at a reasonable rate.

JetSmarter: JetSmarter is not a private jet operator, but an application for private jet reservations. JetSmarter displays choices from 3,000 independents around the globe, with customers able to make bookings anveraging six flights per hour. Place and availabilities are displayed in live mode, as are discount jet dealers (also known as "empty legs") on empty flights that return from an already charters flights.

When you sign up for the $8,499 Annual Member Programme, you get these leg benefits for free, as well as benefits such as points, entry to select special occasions, free promotions, concerge service, points and, for a little swing, a 24K gold-plated member pass. She is the creator of Jessie on a Journey, the leading blogs on off-beat and stand-alone tours, and Epicure & culture, the leading cultural and tourist publication worldwide.