If you’re planning a trip that is too far to take in your personal airplane and you want to avoid the airlines, you can quickly connect with charter operators through a new company called PlaneFinder. You simply go online to request a charter flight by entering the departure and arrival airports, the number of passengers and a targeted cost. The request is anonymously sent to charter companies with airplanes that fit the trip.
Just like on Priceline, you are committed to the booking if a charter operator accepts your suggested trip and price. You can also browse a list of one-way deadhead flights on the site, posted by the operators. These flights are sometimes heavily discounted.
