That's the real cost of commercial travel for business owners doing 2+ trips a month. Airly Jet Card members are wheels-up in 12 minutes from kerb. Fixed rates. No repositioning fees. Adelaide to Hamilton Island and everywhere between.
For a business owner billing $1,000–$5,000 per hour, commercial aviation isn't a cost centre, it's a liability. Strip out the status and run the actual numbers.
| Commercial Business Class | Airly Jet Card | |
|---|---|---|
| Arrival time | Arrive 2–3 hours early. Non-negotiable. | Arrive 12 minutes before. Your crew waits, not you. |
| Security | Full security theatre. Shoes off. Laptop out. Queue. Every time. | Private FBO. Walk in, walk through, walk on. Zero public screening. |
| Cancellation | Airline discretion. Your pitch, not their problem. | Your aircraft. Your schedule. No cancellation risk. Ever. |
| Productivity | Shoulder-to-shoulder. Zero confidentiality. Pitch deck visible to row 14. | Private cabin. Take calls. Run briefings. Arrive having already worked the flight. |
| Pets | Your dog travels in pressurised cargo or not at all. | Your dog sits next to you. No cargo. No waivers. No exceptions needed. |
| Regional access | Major airports only. Add a 2hr drive for any regional site. | Fly direct to regional strips. Emerald. Longreach. King Island. Where the deal is. |
| The Sunday Tax | Monday 7am flight = Sunday at an airport hotel. Dinner missed. Bedtime gone. | Leave home at 6:48. Back Sunday night. Home for everything that matters. |
Over 12 trips a year, commercial travel costs the average founder-CEO 3–4 full family weekends. What's your hourly rate? What's a Sunday worth?
Every traditional charter quote hides a repositioning charge. Your aircraft flew empty to reach you. You're buying that leg. Airly's Jet Card eliminates it entirely.
Monday 7am flights don't start at 7am on commercial. They start Sunday afternoon. Bag packed, short goodbye, airport hotel, 5am alarm. That's a bedtime you didn't do. A dinner with an empty seat.
Airly card holders leave the house at 6:40. They bring the dog. They're home for dinner. The aircraft doesn't leave without you, because it's yours.
One cancelled flight has killed deals. Founders stranded at Melbourne Airport on a Tuesday have taken term sheet meetings via video call from a departure lounge on three hours' sleep. The investor remembered. The deal moved elsewhere.
For a $20M+ revenue business, one missed deal dwarfs the cost of an entire 10-hour block. This isn't a luxury decision. It's a risk management one.
Airly covers the routes that matter, connecting major hubs to regional strips the airlines can't touch.
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What business owners say after six months
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The below are real testimonials from real customers we interviewed recently. They are grounded and private people who are happy to share these quotes.
"It gave me the fright of my life. The last time I drove to the slopes with the kids, it took over 5 hours. I was tired and I nearly fell asleep at the wheel. I’m not chancing it again. With Airly, its door to door, they take all our ski-gear too. It’s seamless and easy. We went from front door to the slopes in 2 hours. No stress. No drama."
"My work and personal life is as structured as I can make it. So the frustration of getting up at 4am, getting to the airport and hearing my flight is delayed or worse still, cancelled, simply doesn’t cut it."
"Last time we flew, whilst we were waiting for the flight we got deep into a discussion. I just texted the pilot and asked if we could delay the flight for 40 mins. ‘No problem', came the reply. Imagine asking a commercial airline to wait. I don’t think so."