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Jetsmarter – connecting travellers to flights

H. Barnes and Co associate Olivia Innocenti Buckley was recently appointed as a brand ambassador of private jet company JetSmarter.

“It was love at first sight when I first heard about the company and their concept and even more so after meeting the people that work there” says Olivia.  “A  team of young, dynamic and charming people is what makes the Jetsmarter family so special.”

JetSmarter event
Olivia Innocenti Buckley (centre), India Langton (left), Amanda Shepard (right) at JetSmarter event

About JetSmarter

JetSmarter was founded in 2012 by Russian Entrepreneur Sergey Petrossov and is one of the most prominent private jet startups. It started in the US, with its headquarters in Florida, and has now started to expand into Europe, focusing not only on the main European cities and financial centres, but also on the major holiday hotspots such as Ibiza and Nice – targeting the many weekend jet setters.

Everything is done from their slick app and people pay a yearly fee to join one of JetSmarter’s three different membership tiers which gets them access to the private jet booking system:

  • ‘SIMPLE’ costs $5000 per year and it grants you access to the app which then lets you book “empty leg” flights for free.
  • ‘SMART’ lets you book seats on jets chartered by JetSmarter that run regularly scheduled flights, and also lets you charter your own jet. This is the most popular type of membership and costs $15,000 a year.
  • ‘SOPHISTICATED’ costs $50,000 and lets you make four outstanding reservations, and you can book seats for other people, even if you’re not on the flight.

JetSmarter App

JetSmarter Operations

Jet Shuttles:  Scheduled flights throughout Europe, North America, and the Middle East. These are posted a month in advance on the app and members can book on all shuttles under 3 hours at no extra cost to them.

Jet Deals: These flights are all complimentary for members. They are repositioning legs for fully paid charter trips and they are flying empty. JetSmarter allows members to ride on these legs and bring guests at no extra cost as well. JS post thousands of these legs every month.

On Demand Charter: If you need to charter a private jet, the JetSmarter app is able to show you options within 30 seconds. It will show you pictures, pricing, safety ratings, and tons of other information so you can make an informed decision and make a request right through the app within minutes of your time.

Members also have access to 24/7 concierge services who can assist with any lifestyle need you can think of.

JetSmarter connects travellers to flights in 50 markets around the world, including New York, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Atlanta, London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai, Milan and other business and leisure travel hubs.

Founder Sergey Petrossov said he wants to expand to be available in 80 to 100 markets by the end of 2017.

From an original article on the Wild Free Innocent luxury lifestyle blog; written by Olivia Innocenti Buckley and used by permission.

To read the full article, please click HERE

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Demand for private jet luxury takes off

Oprah Winfrey once said, “It’s great to have a private jet. Anyone who tells you that having your own private jet isn’t great is lying to you.”

First came luxury city penthouses, then superyachts, now it’s the turn of the private luxury jet as millionaires and billionaires commission designers to create a bespoke home in the skies. Interiors, featuring seat belts made from 24 carat gold as in Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 and hand-stitched leather seats from Bill Amberg are among the latest ‘must-haves’.

private jet

Last year, a Boeing 747-8 was acquired by an UHNWI for around £230 million, subsequent improvement work which totalled some £160 million undertaken by Greenpoint Technologies, took around three years, and brought the overall spend to around £400 million.

The aircraft, which has the capacity to carry up to 450 passengers, has been converted into a private jet for the unknown private owner to include everything you would normally find on board a luxury super yacht. The interior refit and redesign incorporates a restaurant, dining room, a bright and airy master bedroom and guest bedrooms, two large living areas and a private office which is designed like a conference room. There is generous entertaining space with large walkways inside and up on deck, together with a ‘chill-out’ zone.

private jet

Boeing’s Aeroloft provides private sleeping berths located above the main deck in the aft section of the plane, where the design features custom designed interior furnishings and a forward entry staircase.

Private clients, royalty and heads of state are in the business of commissioning high end designers to create luxurious yet practical interiors for their private jets and helicopters. They want to replicate the attention to detail and bespoke finishing of the interiors in their super prime residences around the world. Specialist Mayfair company VIP Completions is one such design company creating masterpieces in the skies an traditional established interior designers, such as Linley London have, over recent years, been commissioned to design interiors for the wealthy’s yachts and planes.

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