Nah, you are not allowed to request info because you are only allowed to use their service
BY INVITATION because they want to keep the rifraff out. They just emailed me a package and it says you have to leave the other passengers alone; no photos, no asking for autographs, etc.
Respect the privacy and comfort of your fellow passengers. We invite you to join the club and we can also ask you to leave.
I wrangled the invitation code from a chick I met at a party. After I become a member, I can then give out the invitation code to y'all when I meet y'all at the next DPC defensive pistol match.
They have no airport security checking Nazis because this is not an airline but a private club where celebrities and charter companies who own jets can save a couple bucks off their trips by offering up their empty seats. For example, Will Smith is one of the owners of this company. He often flies alone in his big jet and it makes no sense to pay all that dough for just one seat, so he rents out the empty seats every time he flies. Also, private jets always fly to drop you off and then fly back empty. When you're ready to return, they fly to you empty and then fly you back. This is because the operator of the jet has no hangar rented at the destination. Also, the pilot probably wants to go home to his family in the city of origin. This habit of flying a jet empty is incredibly wasteful. The flight leg where it flies empty is called an "empty leg". Blackjet uses technology to help you cobble together a round trip flight with 2 empty legs. These empty legs are already paid for by the person who originally booked the charter flight. You are just paying for the permission to fly on their jet to help make their flight a wee bit more affordable.
Just like your friend who drives you to the airport is not going to post a 30.06 sign on his car, as long as you're discreet about your 2nd A, and keep 'em concealed, you should be o.k.
Depending on the jet, a flight on a private jet is incredibly expensive. I costs $20,000 plus to fly on a jet ONE WAY. That's $40,000 per flight. However, empty leg and empty seat services like Blackjet keep it affordable. Their brochure says it costs $3500 one way from NY to LA. I estimate that a shorter trip like DFW to LV would probably be $3500 round trip. $40,000 is way too much and doesn't make financial sense. For the price of 5 trips on a jet, you could buy an almost new Cessna 172 or a very used turbofan. However, $3500 makes perfect sense. Nothing beats private air transportation. I've done it before. You drive right up to the plane and hand the valet your car keys, then hop on your flight. You can bring your dog along. Now, I've found that you can even bring your 2nd Amendment rights, too. Woo hoo!
mewalke wrote:I was intrigued so I checked out their website and found this disclaimer at the bottom of the page:
BlackJet is not an owner or operator of aircraft. Flights are provided by professional aircraft operators who are authorized by the FAA and DOT to provide on demand air charter service. BlackJet manages the booking and quality control of the guaranteed private jet seat service for our members.
https://www.blackjet.com/
So I would assume that it would be up to the individual owner/operator of the particular charter plane you book whether or not security checks are performed etc...
And the fact that you have to request info on a membership makes me skeptical unless you plan to fly charter regularly.
