Nicoolio

Just saw Delta Private Jets launched an empty leg membership program. It's $8,600 for year one and $6,000 per year after that. You get as many empty legs as you can use for free. You also get the entire aircraft - so seems like an advantage over JetSmarter. DPJ says they had over 6,300 empty legs last year. I wonder how that compares to the number of empties JS offered?

"If you are wondering what were the busiest airports for empties, Davis lists off Teterboro, White Plains, Charleston, Palm Beach, Atlanta, Naples, Washington Dulles, Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Salt Lake City and Cincinnati."

There are also guaranteed one-way charter rates on a pay as you go basis.

https://privatejetcardcomparisons.co...-availability/

Kagehitokiri

operator owned by delta airlines right?

total number of empty legs is one thing, are all owners participating?

light jets = citation and nextant

can you use DPJ card to pay membership fee? $50K/yr (incl DL commercial) gets DL diamond.

damaxer91

Any way to view current offerings without membership?

canuck58

You can register for free to check out their empty leg inventory.

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Westin

So far my experience has been sub-par.

Nicoolio

Can you share details?

Westin

PM'd

Nicoolio

Thanks -

canuck58

They now have a 90-day empty leg history on their web page that users can search. This can be accessed with a demo account, membership is not required.

millions

Sure, if you can get one. There are hardly any flights from or to California. The website shows about a dozen flights originating from SF/Oakland in the past 90 days, and about 40 from LAX/BUR/VNY, with many of those local re-positioning flights like from LAX to Santa Ana.

$9,000 is a whole lot to pay for nothing.

Westin

WhyPrivate

How can one go about getting a trial membership for this program? I'd like to try it before getting excited about another overpriced empty leg program that I can't use...wish i had more free time.

Delta Private Jets from what I understand does not own the aircraft in their fleet but manages the aircraft and sells charters for their individual owners.

I have reached out to Delta directly for charter requests but found their pricing to be high, or them looking to just sell a jet card. I even chartered their Citation X (N2AZ) on a trip to Scottsdale last year through a broker. That Citation was in much nicer shape and any XO jet planes that I've flown on.

Would love to see what else their fleet has to offer @ a lower cost than they currently command.

Nicoolio

XO is refurbishing their planes - not sure how far along -

WhyPrivate

That's good to hear.. I'm sure some are better than others, but some interiors are not up to par.
Any idea what is happening to all of the 800XP that travel management no longer offers? Selling in bulk to another operator? aren't they partnered with XO, Maybe them?