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Empty leg flights.
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Empty leg flights are private jets that have to reposition anyway, offered by operators at a discount to standard charter. The board below updates live; when a flight fits your plans, move quickly, as they go first come, first served.
Empty-leg alert
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Empty legs appear without warning and are gone within hours. Tell us the route and we will email you the moment one is published — nothing else.
Worth knowing
How empty leg flights
actually work.
When a jet drops passengers in Nice and its next job starts in Geneva, the aircraft must fly that sector regardless. Operators would rather sell it at a discount than fly it empty: that flight is an empty leg.
The trade-off is flexibility. The date, time and aircraft belong to the operator, not to you, and a leg can shift or cancel if the charter behind it changes. What legs really sell for is on record in our empty-leg price index and the monthly empty-leg report.
Empty legs from London, New York and Dubai
Most legs start where private flying is busiest. Filter the live board to empty legs from London, empty legs from New York or empty legs from Dubai, or compare them with a standard charter on the London, New York and Dubai pages.
What is a deadhead flight?
A deadhead flight is the industry's name for the same thing: an aircraft flying without paying passengers, to reposition for its next job or to return to base. You will also see dead leg, repositioning flight and ferry flight. When an operator offers that seat space for sale, it becomes an empty leg. Our guide covers how deadhead flights work and how to catch one.
Questions
Empty leg flights, answered.
What is an empty leg flight?
An empty leg is a private jet flight that has to happen anyway: the aircraft is repositioning after dropping passengers, or flying out to collect them. Rather than fly it empty, the operator sells it, usually at a discount to a standard charter.
How much cheaper are empty leg flights?
It varies by route, aircraft and how close departure is. Our empty-leg price index tracks what listed legs actually cost, and the monthly report compares months.
Can I book an empty leg one way?
Yes. An empty leg is a one-way flight by nature; for the return you book a standard charter or wait for another leg on the reverse route.
What happens if an empty leg is cancelled?
A leg depends on the charter that created it. If that trip moves or cancels, the leg can move or disappear too, so keep a fallback plan or ask us for a standard charter quote on the same route.
How do I hear about new empty legs on my route?
Set an empty-leg alert with your route and email. We send a message as soon as a matching leg is published, and nothing else.
Is an empty leg the same as a deadhead flight?
Yes. Deadhead, dead leg, repositioning flight and ferry flight all describe the same thing: an aircraft flying without paying passengers. Our guide explains how deadhead flights work and how to catch one.
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