What do the names of scheduled flights, charter company or even low cost actually cover? It’s not always easy to find your way around the aviation lexicon. We take into account.
What is a scheduled flight?
“Normal” flight. Provided by a conventional airline operating under the so-called traditional economic model, a scheduled flight is subject to regular and fixed schedules and frequencies. Whether it’s once a week or eight times a day for the busiest routes, these routes follow consistent flight plans that are generally scheduled for an entire year. Thanks to systems of code agreements between carriers, the same flight can be operated simultaneously by two airlines. So it can be sold by one company but operated by another, both are partners.
What is a charter flight?
The term is often used pejoratively. “Charter flight” simply means that the aircraft has been chartered by one or more tour operators to a charter company. The purpose: enabling their customers to travel more flexibly outside of scheduled flight times. The advantage of the system. be able to connect poorly served airports, during off-peak periods, at bargain prices (but not necessarily lower for the traveller). Departing from small French airports, countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, Croatia, Turkey and Greece are among the most “charter” destinations by French tour operators. Note that these flights are never pre-scheduled and charter flights are likely to operate at unusual times depending on the remaining sectors, which are often known in the last week before departure.
What is seasonal flight?
As its name suggests, a seasonal flight operated by a traditional or low-cost airline does not operate annually, but only during certain months of the year. Nice’s Côte d’Azur airport, for example, receives many more international flights in the summer, and airports in the French Alps during the ski season.
What is a cheap flight?
easyJet, Ryanair, Transavia, Vueling, Volotea, Wizzair… What makes famous low-cost airlines different from traditional conventional airlines? Answer: not the seriousness, not the modernity, not the general reliability of the devices, but their economic model. Among low-cost carriers, which mainly operate short and medium distances, the hunt begins with the lowest price to offer passengers the most aggressive call rates possible. Pay attention to what is included in your ticket.
If the price is often attractive, adding services can quickly increase the bill. seat selection, luggage, meals on board, even a glass of water. Also, beware of sometimes steep pricing terms, difficulties in changing or canceling tickets, or difficulties in contacting customer service…
What is a private flight?
To avoid regular connections and, for example, too many connections, some travelers sometimes use private flight companies that can privatize an aircraft for a customized flight anywhere on the planet. The price goes up, if you look at group travel, the controversy surrounding private jets grows… Note that some companies that specialize in private flights, such as VistaJet or PrivateFly, have seen their business explode as soon as from the beginning. from the health crisis.
Private, low-cost, charter, scheduled… Finally, it’s worth noting that all passenger flights departing from France are subject to the same safety rules of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the European Union.
Source: Le Figaro
