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UK, European & Worldwide Private Jet Charter
Private Jet Charter
Across Europe & Worldwide
Find the right aircraft.
Speak to a pilot.
Tell us where you're flying and when. We'll help source the right aircraft, check the practical details and provide a charter quotation — without putting you through a generic sales desk.
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Book Direct With a Pilot · UK, European & Worldwide Private Jet Charter
- Aircraft
- Citation X
- Based
- United Kingdom
- Notice
- Short notice
- Range
- Europe & worldwide
Your enquiry goes to a pilot
Ben DavisCommercial Pilot
Tell Ben the route, dates, passengers and baggage. He will review the mission, identify suitable aircraft and obtain availability and pricing from appropriately certificated operators.
- FAA Commercial Pilot — multi-engine and instrument ratings
- LAA and BMAA airworthiness inspector
Every enquiry is reviewed personally by someone with practical flying and operational experience, not passed through a sales desk. Ben does not operate every flight: the operating carrier is named in the quotation.
Plan the season
Autumn & winter,
sorted early.
Half term, Christmas and the ski weeks are when aircraft and airport slots go first. Estimated airborne time from London and an indicative flying charge for a super-midsize jet. Flying charge only.
October half termMarrakechWarm souks, 25°C afternoons, under three hours away.Plan this trip →
Winter sunTenerifeThe Canaries stay mild all winter.Plan this trip →
Advent marketsSalzburgChristmas markets in the old town, an hour and a half from London.Plan this trip →
Festive weekendParisChristmas lights and a long lunch, home the same night.Plan this trip →
Christmas in the sunDubaiSwap the British December for the Gulf.Plan this trip →
New Year's EveMadeiraFunchal's harbour fireworks to see in 2027.Plan this trip →
Ski seasonGenevaGateway to Verbier, Chamonix and the Three Valleys.Plan this trip →
February half termInnsbruckStraight into the Tyrol resorts. Book the half-term slots early.Plan this trip →
SummerIbizaPlan this trip →
SummerPalmaPlan this trip →
RivieraNicePlan this trip →
Greek islandsMykonosPlan this trip →
SardiniaOlbiaPlan this trip →
AlgarveFaroPlan this trip →
LakesGenevaPlan this trip →
Long rangeNew YorkPlan this trip →
Ski season
Private jets to the Alps
Winter weekends into the Alps fill first. Slots and parking decide these trips, not the flying.
Flying with your dog or cat
Your pet in the cabin.
Not the hold.
Airlines cap cabin dogs at around 8 kg and most pets fly into Britain as cargo. On a charter your dog or cat travels beside you, big breeds included, with the paperwork and the approved return planned before you book.
- Dogs and catsLabradors, doodles, Bernese, and cats in their carrier. In the cabin with you.
- Near homeGloucestershire, Oxford, Bristol, Birmingham or London.
- Paperwork plannedHealth certificate, rabies timing and the approved route back into Britain.
Boarding passBen Aviation
PassengerYour dog
- Class
- Cabin, beside you
- Seat
- Wherever they like
- Size
- Big dogs welcome
- From
- Your nearest airport
Popular with pets · one way, indicative
- Mallorca
- from £7,000 one way
- Málaga
- from £8,500 one way
- Faro
- from £8,500 one way
- Nice
- from £5,500 one way
The difference
Why book your private jet
through Ben Aviation?
Most private jet enquiries begin with a salesperson. Here, your enquiry starts with a pilot. From choosing the right aircraft to understanding airport restrictions, baggage requirements, positioning, slots and realistic flight times, you can discuss your journey directly with someone who understands the operational side of private aviation.
The right aircraft
Recommendations based on the actual mission — runway, payload, range and turnaround — rather than aircraft size or headline price.
Real aviation knowledge
Practical understanding of airports, routing, baggage, weather, aircraft capability and the operational considerations that decide whether a trip actually works.
Direct charter support
One knowledgeable point of contact from initial enquiry through to your flight — slots, FBOs, handling and the parts nobody mentions until they go wrong.
The aircraft
Cessna
Citation X
A super-midsize aircraft and one of the fastest available for charter. It is one of several aircraft we source through certificated operators — the right one depends on the route, the party and the baggage. Eight seats plus a belted lavatory seat, full galley, a near stand-up cabin (about 1.7 m) and a maximum cruise speed of Mach 0.92.
SpecificationCE-750
- Max cruise
- Mach 0.92
- Passengers
- Up to 9
- Range
- Approx. 3,000 nm
- Ceiling
- 51,000 ft
- Base
- United Kingdom
- Operated by
- Named with your quotation
Short notice
Flying in the
next 96 hours?
Short-notice charter is where private aviation earns its keep. Tell us where you are, where you're going, when you need to leave and how many of you there are, and we'll check what's suitable and available.
Aircraft availability changes quickly, particularly on summer weekends, around major events and through the ski season.
What happens next?
Send the trip
Route, dates, passengers and baggage are enough to start.
Pilot review
Ben checks route practicality, airport suitability, range, payload and the aircraft category.
Aircraft and operator check
Availability and pricing are obtained from appropriately certificated third-party operators.
Receive the quotation
The quotation identifies the operating carrier, the aircraft and the costs included.
Confirm and fly
Contract, payment, passenger details, handling and flight coordination follow confirmation.
Cancellation and amendment terms are supplied with the operator quotation or charter agreement. Enquiries usually get a reply the same day.
The difference
Search like a platform.
Book with a pilot.
Online charter tools are useful for comparing routes, aircraft and indicative costs. But when you're spending thousands of pounds on a flight, having someone who understands the operation matters.
Technology can find an aircraft. A pilot can tell you if it's the right one.
Passenger count is only part of aircraft selection. Baggage, golf clubs, skis, runway length, range, weather, airport restrictions, cabin requirement, positioning and pets all decide whether a plan works — and none of them appear in a seat-count filter.
Empty legs
Empty leg
private jets
When an aircraft needs to reposition without passengers, that sector may become available as an empty leg. Routes are dictated by aircraft movements, dates are less flexible and availability can disappear quickly — but the saving is significant.
Plan a trip
From your airport,
to where you are going
Private jet charter from airports across the UK, destination guides with indicative costs by aircraft, and a private jet cost calculator for any route.
UK airports: London · Manchester · Birmingham · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Bristol · Newcastle · Oxford · Luton
Destinations: Ibiza · Palma & Mallorca · Marbella & Malaga · Nice & Monaco · Geneva & the Alps
Also from Ben Aviation
Other aviation services
Charter is the main business. These services use the same flying and engineering background.
- Contract pilot & crew coverCitation X · FAA
- Aircraft ferry & delivery flightsUK & Europe
- AOG replacement charterOperators
- LAA & BMAA inspectionsRotax iRMT
- Aircraft for saleListings
- Aircraft managementAsk Ben
- Hangar & asset securityAsk Ben
Also: pet travel in the cabin · London to New York private jet · Europe from the USA · Europe from Hong Kong
Charter enquiry
Route, date,
how many
That's enough to start checking suitable aircraft and operator availability. Straightforward enquiries can often be quoted the same day. Prefer to talk it through? WhatsApp reaches a pilot faster than any form.