Your team of 8 can fly private for less than 8 business class tickets
When your team needs to be in the same place at the same time, an empty leg flight can cost less per person than commercial business class — with zero wasted time at the airport.
The math for a team of 8
Why corporate travel managers use Empty Leg Index
32+ person-hours saved per trip
Your team boards in 15 minutes at a private FBO — no TSA lines, no connections, no 2-hour early arrivals. For an 8-person team on a NYC→MIA run, that's 4 hours saved per person. At $200/hour billing rate, the time savings alone ($6,400) often exceed the cost difference vs. commercial.
Confidential cabin for sensitive meetings
Review deal terms, prep for board presentations, or debrief after client pitches — in a sealed cabin with no seatmates. Many teams use flight time as an uninterrupted strategy session. Wi-Fi is standard on midsize and larger jets.
Expense justification built in
Every listing shows the estimated market rate, discount percentage, and per-person cost breakdown. Your travel manager can attach a screenshot to the expense report showing that the team flew private for $1,063/person vs. $1,200/person business class. The data does the justifying.
Flexible routing for multi-city trips
Flying commercially, a NYC→Dallas→Chicago loop for 6 people means 18 individual tickets and 3 separate check-ins. With empty legs, monitor all three corridors and mix-and-match deals as they appear. Our per-person calculator shows exactly what each leg costs split across your team.
Works with corporate travel policies
Empty leg bookings go through the operator directly — standard Part 135 charter agreements, standard insurance, standard invoicing. No different from booking a regular charter, just at 30-60% less. Most corporate travel policies already allow charter when it's cost-competitive with commercial for groups.
Set up monitoring for your team's routes
Free tier includes unlimited route monitors with email alerts. Pro ($29/mo or $290/yr) adds instant SMS alerts and the AI Concierge for data-backed answers on any listing.