A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ...

In the context of mass tourism, charter flights have acquired the more specific meaning of a flight whose sole function is to transport holidaymakers to tourist destinations. Such charter flights are contrasted with scheduled flights, but they do in fact operate to regular, published schedules. However, tickets are not sold directly by the charter airline to the passengers, but by holiday companies who have chartered the flight (sometimes in a consortium with other companies). Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... A Tarom Boeing 737-300 and a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxi side by side at London Heathrow Airport. ...

Although charter airlines typically carry passengers who have booked individually or as small groups to beach resorts, historic towns, or cities where a cruise ship is awaiting them, sometimes an aircraft will be chartered by a single group such as members of a company, a sports team, or the military.

Many charter flights are sold as part of a package holiday in which the price paid includes flights, accommodation and other services. At one time this was a legal requirement (or one enforced by the airlines' cartel), but this is no longer the case, and so-called "flight-only packages" can be bought by those who merely want to travel to the destination. Such packages are frequently cheaper than regular schedule airline fares. Furthermore charter airlines frequently operate on routes, or to airports, where there is no scheduled service. Much of the traffic through small and medium sized airports in the United Kingdom consists of charter flights, and the survival of these airports often depends on the airline landing fees they get from the charter companies. A package holiday or package tour consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator. ... A cartel is a group of formally independent producers whose goal is to increase their collective profits by means of price fixing, limiting supply, or other restrictive practices. ...

Many airlines operating regular scheduled services (i.e., for which tickets are sold directly to passengers) have set up charter divisions, though these have not always proved competitive with the specialist charter companies. In addition, some cargo airlines occasionally carry a few charter passengers on their jets. Conversely, some charter airlines have branched out into scheduled services when their charter operations have uncovered a need or a market niche. FedEx DC-10 Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. ...

The economics of charter flights demand that the flights should operate on the basis of near 100% seat occupancy, and the standard of seating and service may be lower than on scheduled airlines (though this is by no means always the case).

The airlines operating charter flights, and the holiday companies who are the initial purchasers of seats on them, have acquired an unhealthy reputation for financial instability. There have been a number of high-profile cases where holiday-makers have had their arrangements cancelled at short notice (and sometimes lost the substantial sums they have paid for package holidays), or have been left stranded at their destinations, by the collapse of the airline or holiday company. A number of compulsory insurance and bond arrangements have been put in place to minimize at least the financial risk to the public from such events. Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ... A surety bond is a contract among at least three parties: (i) the principal, (ii) the obligee, and (iii) the surety. ...

See also

• Air charter

The term Air Charter is a catch all phrase that refers to the renting of an entire aircraft vs. ...

Charter operators

Some well-known companies that specialize in chartered flights are:

• Air Miles(Charter Broker)
• Executive Jet Management (the charter division of NetJets)
• Excel Airways
• Flyglobespan
• Jet Aviation
• Jet Concierge
• Million Air
• Miami Air
• MyTravel Airways
• Omni - Aviacao e Tecnologia
• Regal Aviation
• Ryan Air
• TUIfly
• Omni Air International

Airlines that offer or have offered charter services include: Air Miles is an airline based in Athens, Greece. ... Executive Jet Management (EJM) is the charter and aircraft management division of NetJets Inc. ... NetJets is a subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway, which offers fractional ownership and rental of private jets. ... Excel Airways is a charter airline with headquarters at Crawley in the United Kingdom. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... Jet Aviation is a world wide aircraft servicing company based in Switzerland, mainly operating in the business jet market. ... Jet Concierge is a private jet travel membership service based in Dallas, Texas that operates charter airline flights around the world. ... Million Air is an aviation company the operates 28 FBOs across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. ... Categories: Airline companies of the United States | Airline stubs ... It has been suggested that MyTravel Airways A/S be merged into this article or section. ... Omni - Aviação e Tecnologia was incorporated in Portugal in 1988 and has developed from a single-contract/single-client seasonal provider, to a group of 11 companies and a key-player in the national aviation sector, involving a staff complement of 400 personnel and an annual turnover of 90... Regal Aviation is an aviation company based in Dallas, Texas that offers charter airline service around the world. ... Ryanair (ISE: RYA) (LSE: RYA) (NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an airline based in Ireland. ... TUIfly Boeing 737-800 D-AHFI at Munich Airport TUIfly is a German airline that was founded in January 2007 as a cooperation of Hapag-Lloyd Flug and Hapag-Lloyd Express whose brands Hapagfly and HLX.com are no longer used. ... Omni Air Internationals busiest route flight departs from Honolulu International Airport to Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

• ABX Air
• Aer Lingus
• Air Adriatic
• Air Anatolia
• Air Atlanta Icelandic
• Air Finland
• Air France (Concorde flights)
• Air Inuit
• Air Japan
• Air Srpska
• Air Tindi
• Air Transat
• AirTran Airways
• Allegiant Air
• Alliance Airlines
• ATA Airlines (formerly American Trans Air)
• AOM French Airlines
• Arrow Air
• Aviogenex
• Belavia
• Birgenair
• British Airways (Concorde Flights)
• British Caledonian
• Britannia Airways
• Capitol Air
• Carnival Air Lines (Owned by Carnival Cruise Lines)
• Cargolux
• Champion Air
• Citybird
• EuroAtlantic Airways
• Finnair
• First Choice Airways (formerly air2000)
• Frontier Flying Service
• Futura
• Germania
• Hapag-Lloyd
• Helios Airways
• Japan Airlines
• JMC
• Kelowna Flightcraft
• Kenn Borek Air
• Ladeco
• Lion Air
• Lot Polish Airlines
• Luzair
• Orbest
• Martinair
• Miami Air
• Monarch Airlines
• MyTravel Airways
• Omni Air International
• Ozjet
• North American Airlines
• Palmair
• Royal Brunei Airlines
• Skyservice
• Sterling European Airlines
• Sobelair
• Tame
• Tango (a division of Air Canada)
• TransMeridian Airlines
• United Airlines
• UPS
• White
• Zoom Airlines (now a scheduled only airline)

New airlines that plan to offer charter services include: ABX Air (NASDAQ: ABXA) is a cargo airline based in Wilmington, Ohio, USA. It operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and ACMI freight services, including overnight express small-package services and freight in the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. ... Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. ... Air Adriatic is a charter airline based in Rijeka, Croatia and was the first private Croatian airline. ... Air Anatolia was a charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Air Atlanta Icelandic is an airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Air Finland is an airline based in Helsinki, Finland. ... Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of March 2004). ... British Airways Concorde G-BOAB. Concorde G-BOAD on a barge beneath Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York City in November 2003, bound for the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. ... A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall Ontario, May 2005 Air Inuit is an airline providing scheduled, charter, cargo and emergency services for Nunavik in Canada. ... Air Japan is an airline based in Japan. ... Air Srpska was the official flag carrier airline of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Air Tindi is a charter and scheduled airline based at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Air Transat is an airline based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, operating scheduled and charter flights and serving 90 destinations in 25 countries. ... AirTran Airways (NYSE: AAI), is a low-cost airline based in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. ... Allegiant Air is an airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It operates scheduled services and charter flights. ... Alliance Airlines is a charter airline based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... ATA Airlines, Inc. ... AOM French Airlines (previously Air Outre-Mer) was the second largest airline in France from 1990 to 2003. ... Image:ARROW.jpg DC10 Freighter Arrow Air (IATA: JW, ICAO: APW, and Callsign: Big A) [1] is a cargo airline based in Miami, Florida. ... Aviogenex is an airline based in Belgrade, Serbia. ... Belavia Belarusian Airlines (Belarusian: Белавія) is an airline based in Minsk, Belarus. ... Birgenair was a Turkish charter airline company established in 1988 with headquarters in İstanbul, Turkey. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Britannia Airways Boeing 757-200 in pre-Thomson colours Britannia Airways was the largest charter airline in the United Kingdom, rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005. ... Capitol Air (not to be confused with Capital Airlines) was a 1970s and 1980s charter airline from the United States. ... Carnival Air Lines (IATA: KW, ICAO: CAA, and Callsign: Carnival Air) was a charter and low-cost air division of Carnival Cruise Lines started in 1988 after Carnival Cruise Lines purchased Pacific Interstate Airlines. ... Carnival Cruise Lines is a cruise line operating a large number of cruise ships. ... Cargolux (Cargolux Airlines International) is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. ... Champion Air (IATA: MG, ICAO: CCP, and Callsign: Champion Air) [1] is an airline based in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. It operates general charter services, but has added scheduled charter flights to popular vacation destinations operated on behalf of MLT Vacations and Trans Global Vacations. ... CityBird was an airline founded in 1996 and based in Brussels, Belgium. ... EuroAtlantic Airways is a charter airline based in Portugal. ... Finnair Airbus A320-200 Finnair MD-11, decorated with Moomin characters Finnair is Finlands largest airline and the national flag carrier. ... Airbus A320 at Manchester Airport Airbus A321 with the previous air2000 titles. ... Frontier Flying Service is an airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services to Alaska bush communities, primarily north of Fairbanks, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and Canada. ... Futura Boeing 737 at Funchal (Madeira) in February 2003. ... Map of the Roman Empire and the free Germania, Magna Germania, in the early 2nd century. ... Hapag-Lloyd Airlines (in German, Hapag-Lloyd Flug) is a charter airline based in Germany. ... Helios Airways is an airline operating scheduled and charter flights from Larnaca and Paphos in Cyprus. ... JAL Boeing 747-400 in 1989-2002 colour scheme JAL Cargo Boeing 747-400 (JA402J) waiting for take-off A JAL Boeing 767 in NAIA. JAL Boeing 747-400 Japan Airlines Corporation ) (TYO: 9205 ), or JAL, is the largest airline operator in Asia. ... JMC may refer to: Jiangling Motors Corporation Ltd. ... Kelowna Flightcraft is a charter airline employing over 1200 people head quartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... Kenn Borek Air is an aircraft charter and leasing company based in Canada. ... Ladeco was a former Chilean airline; Ladeco stood for Linea Aerea DEl CObre or the airline of copper, in reference to the principal Chilean export. ... Lion Air is a no-frills, low-cost domestic airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia, established in 1999. ... LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT) is the national airline of Poland based in Warsaw. ... Luzair is a charter airline based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Orbest is a charter airline and low cost airline based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Martinair is both a charter and scheduled airline based in the Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of Schiphol International Airport (AMS) near Amsterdam. ... Categories: Airline companies of the United States | Airline stubs ... Monarch Airlines Boeing 757-200 in the old livery, Alicante Airport, Spain. ... It has been suggested that MyTravel Airways A/S be merged into this article or section. ... Omni Air Internationals busiest route flight departs from Honolulu International Airport to Las Vegas, Nevada. ... An OzJet Boeing 737 at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. ... A North American Airlines Boeing 757 parked at the Rafael Hernández Airport, with Fed Ex and Tradewinds jets nearby. ... Palmair Boeing 737-200 in August 2003 Palmair European is a charter airline based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. ... Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767-300 Royal Brunei is the international airline of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... Skyservice Inc. ... Sterling European Airlines AS is a Danish airline, founded in 1994. ... Sobelair Boeing 767 Sobelair is the oldest Belgian charter airline. ... TAME is the abbrevisation of Teachers Association for Media Education, an association for teachers using media production as a mean of educating. ... Air Canada Tango was a discount airline launched by Air Canada in 2001 to offer no-frills service on some of Air Canadas routes and to reduce operating costs at the struggling Air Canada. ... Air Canada is Canadas largest airline and flag carrier. ... TransMeridian Airlines (IATA: T9, ICAO: TRZ, and Callsign: Trans Meridian) was an Atlanta, Georgia based charter operator, operating under U.S. Department of Transportation FAR Part 121. ... United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ... White (IATA: -, ICAO: WHT, and Callsign: Young Sky) is a charter airline based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Zoom Airlines is a Canadian scheduled airline based in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

• Air Sylhet

Popular charter airline destinations include Palma De Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Honolulu, Miami and Punta Cana. Air Sylhet is a UK-based airline planning to provide chartered flights to Bangladesh from the United Kingdom using a low-cost model. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Palma (Catalan) Spanish name Palma de Mallorca Postal code 070XX Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Palma de Mallorca) Website http://www. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Location of Alicante in Spain Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Valencian community, Spain, a historic Mediterranean port. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Punta Cana Marina, Dominican Republic Punta Cana is the name of a region in the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic. ...