Consider this… you need to book a charter flight. Let’s say, regular pricing is $9000. Your budget is $6000. How do you still go chartered? The answer is ’empty leg flights’.
Empty Leg or Deadhead Flights are scheduled as one-way flights while carrying passengers but are bound to fly empty either to a new site for repositioning or back to base. While flying this route to return to base or for relocation, these flights are referred to as ‘Empty Leg Flights’ or ‘Deadhead Flights’.
Empty leg flight schedules can be easily found online on apps like Jettly, to check for the availability of a plane on a certain date or route. By altering one’s flying schedule a little, these discounted flights can be availed that usually take 50% – 75% off of the flying cost.
These flights, offered on significant discounts are a hot favorite for travelers looking to fly chartered at a fraction of the price required to book mainstream charter flights.