Charter flight - that it and what it differs from regular in?

Air flights are always disturbing regardless of that will go for the first time or this another travel by plane. For this reason the passengers often think over everything to trifles. Let's try to find out a charter flight - that it and whether it is dangerous to fly it.

Charter flight - what does it mean?

All who should travel often by plane, know that the charter flight is the flight made by the special order for transportation of passengers along the set route in in advance stipulated time. The travel company, large enterprise, social and political party or educational institution can act as the customer of such flight. These organizations can order a charter flight for transportation:

• groups of tourists;
• staff of the enterprise for any affairs of business;
• command, their fans for the venue of sports competitions;
• school students, students on various excursion actions;
• public servants, deputies on holding of conferences, thematic congresses.

What does the charter flight differ from regular in?

Going to another travel future air passengers do not know how to understand a charter flight or regular it is better. We suggest to understand in what differences between them:

1. As it is made. A charter – out of accurately established schedule. Regular – sending strictly according to the schedule.
2. Organizer. The charter flight is organized on the basis of the arrangement of carrier with tour operator. The organizer of regular – airline.
3. Seasonality. The charter is started from the beginning of a season, and regular – for all year.
4. Direction. Charter – on popular destinations, and regular – along economic routes.
5. Delays. Charter – happen often, regular flight – takes off in due time.
6. Purchase of the air ticket. For a charter it is got through travel agency, and for regular in official sales outlets of airline.
7. Changes. Charter – direct flight without changes. Regular provides possible changes.
8. Return of the ticket. For a charter flight the return of the bought ticket is impossible, and for regular the return with compensation of small compensation is provided.
9. Cost of tickets. On regular flight the price higher, and on charter – is cheaper.
10. Division on classes. In charter flights there is no division on classes, and in regular is.
11. Departure time. Regular flights are made during the whole day, and charter not really convenient.

Charter flight - pluses and minuses

Who does not know a charter flight yet that it, often is interested about its advantages. Charter flights have the pluses and shortcomings. Call such minuses of charter flights:

1. Inexpensive tickets for flights can be found some days before a departure. Tour operators do not sell the place on charters in advance.
2. Often such flights are delayed or postponed to other days as they are not priority for the airports.
3. Such flights fly by certain dates. Buying tickets in two parties, it can be done only for the concrete term of stay.

Among pluses of charter flights:

1. The affordable prices, especially when a departure in two-three days. Often the closer date of a departure, the is cheaper the price of the ticket.
2. Flights are straight lines that is important for the cities, living in remote from the capital.
3. Charter flights can be found in the rare directions.

Whether it is dangerous to fly charter flights?

Knowing what is a charter flight of the plane, some people are sure doubt their safety for passengers. There is an opinion that air transportation by charter flights carry out the broken planes. In fact for such flights of airline use the same planes as well as for regular. A choice will be made in favor of capacity, profitability and time.

For what reason do transfer a charter flight?

Not rarity cases when transfer or even cancel charters. We suggest to find out why transfer charter flights. So, state such most frequent reasons:

1. Disagreements in the schedule.
2. Unavailability of crew, or board to perform flight.
3. Refusal in landing of the passenger because of a situation, when the number of passengers bigger, than places on the plane.
4. Unprofitableness of flight for airline.
5. Military operations.
6. Weather conditions or phenomena of spontaneous character (fires, floods).
7. Life-threatening passengers and crew of malfunction.

On how many can transfer a charter flight?

Sometimes problems with charters keep waiting for passengers of the flight any hour. Charter flights can transfer to two or even four hours. However there are situations when such flights are delayed for more than eight hours. Thus delays and transfer of flights happen both in the afternoon, and at night. In similar situations you should not panic, and it is necessary to know the rights and to defend them.

What to do if the charter flight was delayed?

It is important to know what if delayed a charter flight compensation. So in those cases when flight is delayed from two to four hours the passenger has the right on:

1. To make several phone calls or to send two letters by e-mail.
2. Free soft drinks.
3. Free use of the room for mother and the child (if there is a child is younger than 7 years).
4. When flight is delayed more than for 4 hours, are obliged to provide to the passenger hot meals. If flight is postponed for long term, then are obliged to feed each six hours in the afternoon and each 8 hours at night.
5. In cases when flight to be transferred more than at 8 o'clock day and night it is more than for six hours, the airline has to provide hotel and also a transfer there and back. At the same time the passenger has the right to demand the private room.

What to do if the charter was cancelled?

Frequent phenomenon cancellation of charters. It is possible to file a complaint just at the airport. If there is no office of airline here, then the complaint can be written on the website. However such complaints seldom are considered. The best option will be to write the complaint and to send the registered mail to office of the company. At the same time it is important to keep all documents, tickets that then they could be shown in court. Concerning return of money, airlines often have no exact terms and everyone acts by the rules. When the European flight is transferred, money returns for seven days.

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