Caelum Empty leg flights
The same aircraft, the same crew, the same private terminal — for a fraction of the price. An empty leg is a jet that has to fly a sector anyway, with nobody on board.
A jet that has to fly anyway.
Private jets rarely end the day where they started. After a client is dropped in Nice the aircraft may be due back in Geneva, or expected in Dubai for its next booking. That repositioning sector has to be flown regardless — and it would otherwise be flown completely empty.
Sold as an empty leg, that same flight can cost dramatically less than the equivalent charter — commonly up to 70% less. Nothing about the aircraft changes: the same jet, the same certified operator, the same crew, the same private terminal. What you trade away is the choice of timing, not the quality of the flight.
It is the best value in private aviation, and the only real condition is flexibility. If your dates can move a little, an empty leg puts a private jet within reach at a price that surprises most people. To see how it compares with a standard charter, read our Charter cost guide.
Where our empty legs tend to go.
Availability changes every single day. The routes below are examples of the sectors we handle regularly — they are not a live list, and there are always new ones. Tell us where you want to go and when, and we'll check what is open right now.
Across Europe
Turkey, the Caucasus and the Gulf
Your route isn't listed? Most empty legs never reach a web page. Send us the cities and we'll look.
Three steps, one contact.
Tell us the route
Send the two cities and the dates you could travel. The wider your window, the more we can find.
We check the day's availability
We search operator schedules for empty sectors that match — and flag the ones that are close but not exact, in case they work for you.
You get the options
Aircraft, timing and the all-in price, with no obligation. If nothing fits today, we keep watching the route for you.
Flexibility is the price of the price.
An empty leg is the best value in the sky, but it is not a scheduled service. Here is the trade-off, stated plainly — so nothing about your trip is a surprise.
The schedule belongs to the aircraft
The date, the departure time and the two airports are set by the flight the jet already has to make. Small adjustments are sometimes possible; large ones are not.
Notice can be short
Legs are often confirmed days — sometimes hours — before departure. If you can decide quickly, you will fly for far less.
The leg can move with its booking
The empty leg exists because of another client's booking. If that booking moves, the leg can move or disappear. We tell you the moment we know and look for an alternative straight away — including a standard charter, if you need certainty.
What people ask.
How much cheaper is an empty leg?
Considerably. Empty legs commonly sell between 30% and 70% below the equivalent charter, depending on the aircraft, the route and how close to departure the leg is confirmed. The saving exists because the flight was already going to happen — not because anything about the aircraft or the service has been reduced.
How much notice do I need to give?
It varies. Some legs appear weeks ahead; many are only confirmed a few days — occasionally a few hours — before departure. Send us your route and the dates you could travel and we'll watch for you. There is no cost and no obligation in being on the list.
Can I change the date or the departure time?
Rarely, and only slightly. The aircraft is repositioning for a booking that already exists, so the schedule belongs to that flight rather than to you. If your plans have to be fixed to the hour, a standard charter is the right choice — we are happy to quote both so you can compare.
Is it the same aircraft and the same safety standard?
Yes. An empty leg is an ordinary flight on an ordinary certified aircraft: the same operator, the same crew, the same maintenance and safety oversight, the same private terminal. The only difference is that the sector was already going to be flown.
What happens if my empty leg is cancelled?
It is the one real risk, and we are upfront about it: the leg only exists because of another client's booking, so if that booking moves, the leg can move or disappear. We tell you the moment we know and immediately look for alternatives — another empty leg, or a standard charter — so that you still travel.
Tell us where you want to go.
Send us your route and the dates you could travel. We'll check what's open, come back quickly with the options, and keep watching if nothing fits today.
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