Stranded Airline Passengers Turn to Private Jets to Beat Snow Chaos
Summary
St Albans, United Kingdom, December 04, 2010 --( Private jets can land at many more airports than larger aircraft, and give optimal flexibility to passengers: Itineraries can be changed at short notice to work around bad weather conditions and find ‘gaps’ in the snow – as was also seen during the ash cloud crisis earlier in the year.Adam Twidell, PrivateFly’s CEO comments: "Weve seen significant numbers of passengers stranded by the weather, some of whom are using private jet charter for the first time and booking at very short notice.Founded in 2007, PrivateFly is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire and earlier this year secured first round investment funding to expand the business within the UK and selected international markets.For further information, interviews or imagery, please contact: Katrina Suppiah Publicité Ltd T: 020 8543 6582 E: k.suppiah@publicite.co.uk St Albans, United Kingdom, December 04, 2010 --( PR.com )-- Online private jet network, PrivateFly.com reported a surge in online enquiries in the last 48 hours, with significant numbers of short notice bookings made via its global network from both leisure and business passengers, left stranded by major UK airport closures in heavy snow.Private jets can land at many more airports than larger aircraft, and give optimal flexibility to passengers: Itineraries can be changed at short notice to work around bad weather conditions and find ‘gaps’ in the snow – as was also seen during the ash cloud crisis earlier in the year.The bespoke software has been created in-house specifically to meet the needs of charter customers and operators.In February 2010 PrivateFly launched the world’s first iPhone application to provide instant private jet pricing on a mobile phone.PrivateFly was announced as one of the Smarta 100 companies 2010, by a judging panel including Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs, such as Bebo founder Michael Birch.