Farnborough semi-private flights *

Semi-private jet service Aero has announced its UK winter routes to some of the most in-demand destinations across Europe and North America.

Created in 2019 Aero is a true hybrid air carrier offering limited scheduled services for travellers who in the case of London wish to bypass the complexity of the major airports but do not feel obliged to pay the heavy fees of a private charter.  

From mid-December onwards, Aero will fly from Farnborough to Sion and Geneva. The service will also resume flights from London to Nice from December, following a short hiatus through November. In North America, Aero will be flying to and from a series of airports.

With travel seeming to be back to business as usual, Summer 2022 saw a huge demand in Aero’s routes across Europe. This allowed the brand to expand its fleet and offer routes to Ibiza and Nice from the private campus at Farnborough, as well as being the only airline to offer the popular island-hopping route between Ibiza and Mykonos.

Registered in Guernsey the airline operates Embraer ERJ135 (16 seats) and Embraer Legacy 600 (8 seats).

Aero says with premium seats purchased individually, personalised concierge services, luxury interiors, it removes the hassle of flying commercial, through the use of private, crowd-free terminals, therefore minimising travel time and maximising holiday time.

“We are excited to offer our guests more options to fly with Aero”, said Uma Subramanian, Chief Executive Officer of Aero. “We will continue to provide our guests with an unparalleled way to travel and we look forward to bringing the Aero experience to new markets in the coming months”.

One-way flights with Aero begin from £990.

www.aero.com

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Malcolm Ginsberg, United Kingdom

As I understand it these are essentially charter flights disguised as a scheduled service and operate under the normal CAA rules.

TIM PROCTER, United Kingdom

And oin reflection; what happens when the "head" charterer (assuming this to be a charter, of sorts) pulls out and thus the flight is cancelled? Does this mean, as travel organiser, that passengers can claim from his ATOL that the CAA economic protection covers? Or didn't he have an ATOL in the first place?

Tim Procter, United Kingdom

Does Hampshire Council now allow schedule services to run from Farnborough? Do passengers get the same IATA jurisdiction over their travel as they would with say BA? And how does the insurance liability sit with, say, one passenger on a nine-seat flight? Does he/she get a ninth total hull and 3rd party liability payout? This blurring of essential rules is really dangerous as passengers dont realise the differences involved.