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Positioning flights: why the aircraft also flies empty

The price of a charter often includes an empty flight of the aircraft, before or after your trip. Here is why.

Published 1 November 2026

The principle

The aircraft is not always based where you leave from. It has to come and fetch you, then fly back to its base or its next flight.

These empty flights can appear in the quote, under a name that differs by operator.

Choose an aircraft based near your airport, or a trip that fits in the aircraft’s schedule, such as an empty leg.

Do I pay for the empty flight?

Often it is built into the price. The quote says so.

Can it be avoided?

In part, with an aircraft based near you.

What is an empty leg for the customer?

A positioning flight offered at a reduced rate, according to the aircraft’s schedule.

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