Apr 16, 2016, 7:33 am
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JetSmarter is a membership program that allows members to fly on empty legs of private jets (JetDeals) and seats on scheduled private jet shuttles (JetShuttle).
JetSmarter - discussion and experiences
Nov 25, 2017, 10:15 am
#1877
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 637
Well, these lunatics *did* get to fly transcon on g4s for a one time fee. So I suppose you think they are lunatics for thinking it would last
Nov 27, 2017, 10:29 am
#1879
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 32
I paid $7,000 per year for two years and got multiple transcontinental flights (including catering), free heli-shuttles, and free empty legs. I don't think it's lunacy to expect it---it's lunacy of Jetsmarter to offer it at an unsustainable price.
Dec 4, 2017, 5:02 am
#1882
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 319
I have no idea how this would be financially feasible as London City Airport has some of the absolute highest landing fees in the world. The absolute minimum charge is £1773 (excluding VAT), and that is for flights at very limited hours.
I think the airport must be wanting to cut a deal, as Surf Air Europe is relocating to LCY this month.
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Dec 4, 2017, 11:14 am
#1885
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Los Angeles, New York, Lisbon-Portugal
Programs: BA Gold, UA Premier 1K, Amex Plat, GlobalEntry
Posts: 844
Dec 4, 2017, 5:01 pm
#1886
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Oakland CA
Programs: DL Gold, AS MVPG, Globalist
Posts: 1,008
I paid $7,000 per year for two years and got multiple transcontinental flights (including catering), free heli-shuttles, and free empty legs. I don't think it's lunacy to expect it---it's lunacy of Jetsmarter to offer it at an unsustainable price.
Exactly.
I can't blame JS for offering something at an 'unsustainable' price and then paring it back. That's pretty much the first chapter in Startup Marketing 101.
Dec 5, 2017, 10:27 am
#1887
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 469
I remember when I joined a couple of years ago, JS said all of its shuttles either had wifi or would soon be getting it. Another lie, of course. They've made no effort to get wifi on the Advanced Air King Air 350s they use on the West Coast Shuttles.
These shuttles are just an awful experience 4 times out 5, when they are full. Since they're obviously the great majority of hours logged on these planes, I suspect they'd be able to convince Advanced to change the seating configuration to eliminate the knee-to-knee-with-a-stranger aspect as below. With that change and addition of working wi-fi, the experience would be a hundred times more pleasurable.
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These shuttles are just an awful experience 4 times out 5, when they are full. Since they're obviously the great majority of hours logged on these planes, I suspect they'd be able to convince Advanced to change the seating configuration to eliminate the knee-to-knee-with-a-stranger aspect as below. With that change and addition of working wi-fi, the experience would be a hundred times more pleasurable.
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Dec 6, 2017, 6:42 pm
#1889
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 637
Not a a good deal in my opinion. As a former member, I’ve been offered $9k for a year of ‘smart’ (offer to buy in again at old rate right before their funding round) and then $12k or whatever it was for Black Friday the other week