Jet card pricing is usually expressed as an hourly rate by aircraft class. This guide explains what the rate includes, why it varies, and how to read it.
A jet card hourly rate is the price for one occupied flight hour in a given class of aircraft. Programmes differ in what the rate includes, so a like for like comparison means checking what sits inside the number and what is billed separately.
The headline rate is only useful once you know whether fuel, taxes, and common fees are inside it or added on top.
These bands are indicative planning ranges for 2026 for on demand charter and vary with availability, routing, and the specific aircraft. Card rates are set by each programme and may sit inside or near these ranges depending on the terms, so treat the table as context rather than a card price.
Use the bands to sense check any quoted card rate, then ask what one hour at that rate actually includes.
The class of aircraft is the biggest driver, since larger and longer range jets cost more per hour to operate. Whether the rate is fixed for a term or floats with the market matters, as does what the programme bundles in, such as fuel, taxes, or certain fees.
Daily minimums, peak day surcharges, and repositioning rules all affect what you actually pay per trip, even when the headline hourly rate looks low.
Ask what one hour at the quoted rate includes, whether fuel and taxes are inside it, what the daily minimum is, and how peak days are handled. Then compare the all in cost of a typical trip, not just the hourly figure.
Tell us your typical routes and how often you fly and we will return indicative charter pricing you can set beside any card rate you are quoted.
Tell us your typical routes and how often you fly and we will return indicative charter pricing you can set beside any card rate you are quoted.
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