Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
how is jetsuitex doing, and could they do it with smaller planes?
JetSuiteX operates in a limited number of markets with significant and quantifiable demand. There's a lot of demand for same-day business travel between the Bay Area and LA area, ditto LA to Vegas.
Other operators like Rise, SurfAir do this too - focus on connecting a limited number of markets that see a lot of regular demand and same-day business travel demand, specifically.
Outside of key corridors like Bay-Basin, DAL-HOU, NYC-CHI, etc. charter by the seat is really tough due to low volume.
if NY-DC market is biggest, is it also least willing to share planes?
My guess is that NYC-WAS would be a poor market for charter by the seat/shuttle service because the GA airports are inconveniently located. Access to DCA for private aircraft is quite restricted:
https://www.nbaa.org/ops/security/programs/dassp/
LGA is ridiculously expensive for operators and slot-restricted.
So by the time someone schleps out to TEB or up to HPN and then has to get into DC after they land at HEF, Amtrak's Acela looks more and more attractive.
Also the airspace congestion that makes air travel in the Northeast so delay prone on airlines is not avoidable by flying private. MMU/TEB/HPN bizjet traffic still has to fight for limited chunks of ZNY/ZDC airspace.