Empty flights, price slashed.
The private jet at its fair occasion.

An empty leg is the segment a private jet must fly without passengers. It happens constantly: a client charters a one-way Paris–Nice, and the aircraft must then return empty to its base or reach its next mission. That return trip is already paid for by the first client — so the operator would rather sell it at a steep discount than fly an empty aircraft.

For you, it is the chance to fly in the same aircraft, with the same crew and the same level of service as a standard charter, but at a fraction of the price — often sixty to seventy-five percent less. The only trade-off is rigidity: you choose neither origin, destination nor timing, which are dictated by the aircraft’s repositioning need.

The key is flexibility. Empty legs often appear at short notice — within seventy-two hours — and leave fast. Three habits maximise your chances. First, watch the feed continuously: our empty-legs list updates in real time. Second, set email alerts on your favourite routes, to be notified the moment a flight matches. Third, stay flexible on date and time: shifting by a few hours often unlocks an unbeatable rate.

Empty legs suit busy corridors especially well — Paris–Geneva, Nice–London, Geneva–Courchevel — where repositioning is frequent. For a rarer trip, standard charter remains the surer route.

It all depends on how rigid your schedule is. If your date and route are fixed, standard charter guarantees the aircraft, the timing and the exact trip — total reliability. If, on the other hand, you have flexibility and want the best price, the empty leg is unbeatable: you agree to fit the aircraft’s calendar in exchange for a massive discount.

Many travellers combine both: standard charter on the way out, when timing matters, and an empty leg on the return if an opportunity arises. Our advisors watch both options and steer you to the most advantageous formula given your budget and flexibility.