Charter & Fractional
Jet Card Hourly Rates Continue To Climb
The average hourly cost for a fixed-rate, guaranteed availability jet card membership increased to $11,200, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons.
Jet card hourly rates were within a percentage of second-quarter rates for turboprops and light and midsize jets. (Photo: Mark Wagner)
Jet card hourly rates were within a percentage of second-quarter rates for turboprops and light and midsize jets. (Photo: Mark Wagner)

The cost of flying privately continues to soar, according to the latest data from Private Jet Card Comparisons. In the third quarter, fixed-rate guaranteed availability jet card memberships increased 4 percent, to an average hourly rate of $11,200 across all business aircraft types. That continues the trend of rising jet card costs that began at the first of the year with a 5 percent quarter-over-quarter increase early this year and another 6 percent increase from the first to second quarter.