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Old Sep 27, 2008, 3:47 pm
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abcxyz
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: LH HON Circle, Premier M&M World MC, UA MP
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Give up and go private?

Has your company considered this option for you? Or if you're your own company (as I am), have you considered it?

I've looked at the numbers, and if it were enough people going to the same place (filling whichever size plane), it would be in line with current costs, without the problems we now face traveling. And the privacy isn't something that is not to be considered.

But if it's just one person, SkyJet/NetJets is quite expensive - even on small jets (I don't mind the stops to refuel as they said it would cost 12 min. vs getting a midsize or large jet where the actual fees would be exponentially higher).

So, have you considered it? (In a serious matter) I think private flying isn't about the comfort - in the general sense. If you don't know what I mean, try a bathroom in a LearJet but about the ability to fly when you need to, in privacy, and without hassles.
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