French Air Traffic Controllers to Strike
French Air Traffic Controllers are scheduled to strike on Wednesday of this week in protest against decisions to integrate French Air Traffic Control into a European System. Five unions representing civil aviation workers have given notice of a strike from the evening of the 20th through to the morning of the 22nd.
The DGCA which represents the unions is due to confirm actions today.
Strikes earlier this year were said to have affected up to 50% of flights at some airports.
If this action poses problems to your journey schedule call us to make alternative plans.
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Jet Booking Direct or NetJets?
Many people have heard of Netjets and when they think about private jet charter or ownership it’s one of the first names that comes to mind for many potential clients. They offer fixed price Jet Card accounts and Fractional Ownership which are both for regular users of private jets but is it the right choice?
There is no question that I write this with bias towards what we do but the facts and figures speak for themselves.
Private Jet Hire with us at Jet Booking Direct will offer you a modern fleet, an impeccable safety record, departures with three hours notice and all of the little extras that are associated with private air travel. All of this with no up-front investment, little or no positioning costs and very competitive hourly rates. Using a broker means that Jets are located on or near the departure point so you are genuinely paying for your flight time and not much more. Netjets don’t charge for positioning but after your initial investment their hourly rate is around 60-100% more than an equivalent flight on an identical jet.
Let’s look at comparing a flight profile for a regular schedule of flights from Southampton, UK to Nice, France and back again. That’s a flight time of around 1.7 hours on something like a Citation XLS. If you go for a 25 hour NetJets card you’ll be paying around £24,000 (GBP) for an overnight return so you’ll get 7 of those return flights on your jet card for £168,000.
Now, put that schedule on a Flight Account with us and you’ll pay around £13-15,000 for the same overnight return on a Citation XLS and, taking the worst case scenario, for the same 7 trips in the same type of aircraft you’ll pay a total of £105,000.
£63,000 is a lot of money to pay to have a fancy card in your wallet.
If you’re a regular traveller or even a NetJets client and you want to talk about a practical and sensible alternative give us a call and talk to us about what we can do for you.
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Polo: Amateur Tournament Wins for Stagshead and Jet Booking Direct
For the first time in several years Ham Polo Club in London ran a tournament exclusively for amateur players. The members were encouraged to invite guests to play and six teams were entered. Two leagues were established to balance the handicaps and the games were played as two American Tournaments, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Saturday’s League 1 games remained relatively even with teams carrying only half goal advantages over for the Sunday’s finals. League two saw a surprisingly good performance from the underdogs Jet Booking Direct.
On Sunday despite the lack of professionals the games were exciting to watch. Stagshead put in an excellent performance and after a convincing win over Nashama went on to narrowly defeat Potential in a nail-biting final chukka.
League two saw tremendous play from the Jet Booking Direct team consisting of Paul de Rivaz, Edward Banner-Eve, Nick Wills and Simon Chamberlain. The team gelled excellently and proved that four man polo is the way to win matches.
The next tournament will be the Summer Tournament. Please contact the polo office for more information on entries.
Jet Booking Direct are an official sponsor of Ham Polo Club and the club’s preferred & exclusive Private Jet Hire Partner.
Helicopter Landing Site In London
In partnership with Ham Polo Club we are very pleased to announce that we can offer Helicopter Landings at Ham Polo Club in Richmond with immediate effect. Only 8 miles from Hyde Park Corner and with great road and river links to Westminster and The City, Ham is very well positioned for all of your business and leisure trips to London. Why not combine the trip with an afternoon at the Polo or dinner at Gaucho’s which is only a few minutes by boat or a 15 minute stroll along the Thames from the Polo Club.
Landing fees and parking charges are reasonable and very competitive. If you need a location to park whilst your clients are in London give us a call as with prior notice we can arrange parking for a full day at very competitive rates.
In conjunction with our partners we can also arrange boat and road transfers from the club and offer fine dining packages both at the club and at Gaucho Restaurant, Richmond.
Your friendly and practical alternative to Battersea Heliport.
To download the Application Form and landing details CLICK HERE.
Open Air Concert at Leeds Castle in Kent.
Why not take a helicopter to spend a summer’s evening at the Leeds Castle Open Air Classical Concert on 3rd July in theVIP marquee – with a champagne reception and a menu prepared by The Swan’s creative director Mark Sargeant.
The luxury marquee will be situated with a superb view of the concert from a private viewing area and will include a cash bar and bottles of red and white wine on each table.
What’s included?
Price: £150 per person; £1,500 per table of ten.
• Open Air Classical Concert ticket
• Private parking
• Shuttle service to/from car parks
• Luxury marquee
• Champagne reception and canapés
• 3 course menu prepared by Mark Sargeant
• Red and white wine with your meal
• Private cash bar
• Flat screen TVs
• Private concert viewing area
• Post-concert snacks
Book now by calling 0845 652 62 62 or book online.