Possible Additional Air Charter Costs
CATERING: Catering is available and in most instances at cost, however, many Fixed Based Operators, FBO’s, (this is where we park our aircraft at the airport) may add on a percentage to bring the food thru their facility.
Things to remember about aircraft catering.
- Menu’s can be almost anything you desire from large airports. When smaller airports are used, catering selections may become limited. However, we will do everything within reason to accommodate your needs.
- Unless you are flying in a large jet such as a Gulfstream or Challenger, most aircraft do not have onboard ovens.
- For last minute air charters, catering may not be available due to the time constraint.
- Catered food for aircraft is many times, more expensive than restaurant food. An example is a regular restaurant $10 sandwich, may cost $25 to $30.
DE-ICING: When icing conditions exist, the cost to de-ice the aircraft is additional. De-icing costs vary from aircraft to aircraft and on the amount of de-icing that is necessary. Costs can range from a few hundreds of dollars to over a thousand dollars per de-icing. Also, an air charter can have multiple de-ices on the same trip. If a ferry leg is involved to bring the aircraft to you, and if that departure needs a de-icing, it is a legitimate charge that will be additional to the cost of your air charter.
DEVIATIONS: Deviations are weather or traffic related, and add to the amount of air time you are using on your air charter. These delays such as holding, this is where an aircraft flies in circles to facilitate traffic, or when your destination is changed due to weather at your destination airport increase the amount of time you utilized the charter aircraft and will result higher cost for your air charter.
STAND-BY TIME: Normally your quote will include all the necessary standby time to accommodate your return air charter. If you go beyond your requested departure time, you may be responsible for the additional time. Standby time can range from $35 to over $100 per hour per pilot and in some cases, air charter operators charge airplane time versus pilot time.
For air charters that have open returns, we will normally give you a set price for a certain time, and then add the appropriate charges to your final bill.
RON or OVER NIGHT CHARGES: These charges are normally included in your quote, however, if additional over nights are required, they will be additional.