MyJets Fractional Seat Ownership

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
Apr 24th 2007 at 11:04AM

I'm not someone who does a lot of travel for work, but for those who do the costs of flying back and forth can really add up, both in money and in time. To appeal to part of that large market of people, MyJets is now offering a program called FSO, or Fractional Seat Ownership.

For a one time fee of only $40,000 per seat (ouch) and then a cost of $150 per hour of flight time (plus a small monthly fee), you too can have the convenience of a private jet -- only without the private part. Albeit you will save time not driving to and from a big commercial airport and not waiting through long security lines and all that, but the price still seems a bit steep, doesn't it? I guess for some in very specific situations it might be economical and/or convenient, but I'd be really curious just what the conditions are like on board the plane. The photos don't look all that convincing...or maybe it's just me?

Tags: airline, airport, fly, fractional, fractional jet seat ownership, FractionalJetSeatOwnership, FSO, jet, myjets, plane, travel

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Mac Apr 24th 2007 4:49PM

I gotta tell ya, their website looks completely fake. I don't know how comfortable I'd be with giving these guys 40K up front. All the pictures are lifted from plane manufacturers websites.

TM Apr 24th 2007 6:59PM

Wow those aren't even jets, they look like turbo props to me...*disappointed*

John Ford May 1st 2007 1:06PM

Looks cool to me
A turbine is a jet engine with a prop in the front and it is more fefficient than the jet alone.
I called the company and they say they will have VLJs (small jets) when available but it will be more expensive.
i'll try them
John

Mimi May 1st 2007 2:57PM

This looks like a great service. I am going to start flying up and down the West Coast in the near future and this would be so much better than flying commercial. The savings in time and hassle would more than make up for the up-front cost. The traditional time-share jets are too expensive and are overkill for my needs. This would be perfect!

Paul May 7th 2007 4:20AM

Hi,
Sounds very good to me. That is something I have already tried. Very efficient and low cost.
You save a lot of time by having your own jet close to your home, not loosing time with extra security controls.
Cost are more than reasonnable. I would just suggest everyone to make a study of its own trips and make a comparison between commercial and this way of proposal.
Paul