How to judge any jet card
For travelers comparing prepaid flight options and anyone shopping cards.
The short version.
Three things worth knowing first.
- 01
A jet card is prepaid flying in one cabin size. You own nothing; you are buying availability and a set of terms.
- 02
The terms decide what the rate actually buys. Two cards with similar rates can fly very differently.
- 03
The right card is the one that fits the year you actually fly, whatever the front page says.
What the terms decide.
- 01
Billing basis
Whether you pay only for time on board, or for positioning too. A minimum charge per flight can bill a short hop as a longer one.
- 02
Peak days
Which dates the program will not fly, and which carry a surcharge or longer notice. The count varies a lot between programs.
- 03
Notice and callout
How far ahead you must call before wheels up, set in writing for each cabin size.
- 04
Your funds
Where your money sits between trips, whether unused funds roll over or expire, and what happens if the program closes.
Ask each program for its current written terms, and the date they apply.
Questions worth asking.
Put these to anyone you talk to, including us.
- Can the program substitute a different aircraft type or cabin size?
- Where does the program fly without a surcharge?
- Can I fly a larger or smaller cabin for a trip, and how do the hours convert?
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Where a pilot helps.
A fit check compares your routes, passengers, notice and travel dates with the CP Jets card and with on demand charter. The card's terms are set out in a written proposal you read before committing prepaid funds.
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- The short version
- What the terms decide
- Questions worth asking
- Where a pilot helps
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Questions after reading?
Tell a pilot how you fly, and see how the terms read against your year.