PINEHURST, N.C., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- EmptyLegMarket LLC, an online clearinghouse for empty-leg flights, has conducted a study of over 11,000 flight requests from its website - www.emptylegmarket.com - to determine the most frequently searched for routes.
The most popular routes searched are for "tourist" destinations with California to Florida ranked number 1. Other interesting findings from the new EmptyLegMarket Insight series were that 4 out of the 6 most popular routes were to Florida.
"Everyone wants to find a deal on a private jet to Florida," says Elliott Schwartz, the Director of Operations for EmptyLegMarket.
Chartering an empty-leg can save up to 50% off the cost of normal charter prices. When looking to charter a private jet searching for empty-legs is a logical first place to start to see if there are any available private jets going the same direction. EmptyLegMarket offers a consolidated list of empty-legs across the industry and allows customers to search, and jet operators to list, by state rather than by specific location in order to increase the opportunity of a match. The best deal listed on EmptyLegMarket was for $1,500 to charter an entire light jet (six-seater) from San Antonio to the Los Angeles area. For all six seats that is $250 per person.
Such insights can also help jet operators shift their fleet around in order to get more utilization out of their jets. Elliott Schwartz, the Director of Operations for EmptyLegMarket, says to jet operators: "If you have on-demand empty-legs along these routes you can post them to EmptyLegMarket.com."
The top 10 most frequently searched routes:
California to Florida
California to California (intra California)
New York to Florida
New York to Nevada
Texas to Florida
New Jersey to Florida
New York to New York (intra New York)
California to Texas
Virginia to California
Texas to New York
About EmptyLegMarket LLC
EmptyLegMarket consolidates on-demand empty-leg flights onto one site and makes available an easy-to-use search tool that allows customers to identify the best options and values for private jet charter, which in turn allows jet operators to more fully utilize their jets. EmptyLegMarket does not handle the sale of the empty-leg flight but rather provides the customer with the necessary information to reserve directly with the operator. Unlike other services, EmptyLegMarket focuses solely on the empty-leg private jet charter industry. For more information about the service, visit www.emptylegmarket.com or email info@emptylegmarket.com.
Contact:Elliott Schwartzelliott@emptylegmarket.com412-400-7144
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