Airly, a travel booking startup based in Melbourne, is all set to make travelling in a luxury jet inexpensive for travellers. The company has already registered more than 200 members for Jetshare, its on-demand private jet platform just within one week.

The logic behind this move is that the startup can give seats or a full aircraft on empty flights using the empty return legs of the flights. The company’s co-founder, Luke Hampshire, has stated that they want to enable ordinary people to access private jets and not just celebrities and billionaires.

The company was established in 2015 and offers flights that come with flight attendants and no specific check-in times, allowing the passengers to notify the pilot in case of late arrival. This also creates a more intimate and friendly atmosphere as communication with the pilot is possible.

However, this membership-based startup will not be competing with budget airfares, and the prices will remain the same as that of the business-class fares. Currently, the company charges a 5% commission on their flights, but they will be charging only membership fees in a couple of months.
They also plan to expand their business and present helicopter flights and international trips shortly as soon as the Jetshare business model gets going.