Flying in the face of conventional wisdom that chartering a plane is only for the rich, Venture Aviation routinely flies Greenville-Spartanburg business travelers who find on-demand air charter can be less expensive than buying last minute, full-fare airline tickets.

 

“Suppose you just found out that three of you need to be in Raleigh tomorrow morning for an important client meeting at 9:00,” said David Knoblauch, President of Venture Aviation Group, LLC. “Last minute, full-fare coach seats for three people on the airlines from here to Raleigh would cost $4,886. But we could fly everyone from Greenville Downtown Airport non-stop to Raleigh and back for just $1,700 in our Beech Baron,” he said. “That’s a savings of 65% over the airlines.”

 

Knoblauch points out that while some companies would opt to drive to Raleigh, he can’t see the sense in tying up three executives in a car for 10 hours each, just to attend a 2 hour meeting. “In the Raleigh example, they’d pile into the car at 4:00 in the morning to make a 9:00 meeting. If the meeting ran two hours, they wouldn’t get back to Greenville by driving until 4 PM,” he added. “Flying with us, we’d take off at 7:15 AM and get you back to Greenville about 1 PM, giving you all afternoon at the office.”

 

While TV, movies, and politicians would have you believe that only the rich and famous fly privately, Knoblauch says that’s just not the case. “According to the National Business Aviation Association, 74% of all general aviation flights are time-critical trips by sales, technical and middle management employees. That’s certainly been our experience,” he said.

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According to Knoblauch, the airlines have abandoned nearly 100 mid-sized cities in just the last year, while business aviation reaches over 5,000 public-use airports in the U.S. “Flying non-stop from Greenville, we can take clients to about 3,000 of those markets, and back the same day. That’s a lot better than just the 16 non-stop destinations the airlines service from here.”

 

Naturally, if you can plan ahead and get deeply discounted seats, the airlines will be cheaper. “But at the last minute, even if you can find non-refundable fares, they’re often nearly as much as full-fare coach,” Knoblauch said. “Anytime you find yourself paying full-fare coach or something close to it, and two or more of you are going to the same place, you should always ask us for a charter quote. You’d be surprised how often we’re competitive with taking the airlines,” Knoblauch added.

 

Greenville-area companies charter Venture Aviation’s 4-passenger Beech Baron airplane as an alternative to spending all day driving to and from a sales presentation. Businesses use Venture’s 6- to 9-passenger King Air or Pilatus turbo-props to close sales in the morning; then stop off once or twice on the way home to visit current customers and to shore up accounts. “And when you get the call to ‘come at once,’ our Citation V business jet is the answer, offering the most speed and non-stop range in our fleet,” said Knoblauch.

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About Venture Aviation Group

Venture Aviation is an FAA-licensed Greenville aviation company that delivers on-demand private aircraft charter, aircraft management, and charter brokerage services. Founded in Greenville in 1999, Venture Aviation currently flies and manages eight aircraft, (2) Beech 58 Baron, (2) King Air C90A/B, King Air 200, King Air 350, Pilatus PC-12 and a Citation V. Unique in the Greenville-Spartanburg market, Venture Aviation uses its diverse fleet to provide clients with the most cost-effective and time saving alternatives to road trips or overnight connecting flights on the airlines. To arrange a trip, call (877) 635-0633 and speak to Katie Joner or Randy Duncan. To learn more about Venture Aviation, visit http://www.venture-aviation.com.

 

Contacts:

Venture Aviation Group, LLC

 

David P. Knoblauch, President

1 Aviation Lane, Greenville Downtown Airport
Unit 6, Hangar 6
Greenville, SC 29607

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT Monday through Friday

Office (864) 370-2962
Toll Free (877) 635-0633

Fax: (864) 370-2247
E-Mail: david@venture-aviation.com

Website: www.venture-aviation.com