| The Loire Valley became the favourite residence of | | | | wealthy. You do not have to Sir Mick or a Russian |
| kings who during the Renaissance period entertained in | | | | Billionaire. |
| lavish style while enjoying the incredible beauty of the | | | | You and your friends can charter one without a lot of |
| landscape. The castles still stand in all their glory | | | | dough. Chartering a private jet lets you choose your |
| representing the majesty and grandeur of the | | | | time to fly. Often private jets won't even cost more |
| architecture of that period and the enchanting charm | | | | than first class. No schedules to adhere to, no hours of |
| of France's fabulous past. | | | | standing by. |
| Today, the Val de Loire and especially the 100 mile | | | | The obvious benefit of chartering a private aircraft is |
| stretch from Orleans to Blois and Angers continues to | | | | saving valuable time. With commercial airlines you need |
| lure visitors to explore the splendid French countryside | | | | to arrive a minimum of two hours in advance of your |
| with its historic chateaux and abbeys, and to enjoy | | | | time of departure, stand in line for security checks then |
| some of the best food and wines in the world. You | | | | stand in line again for check-in - you have to go |
| too can enjoy some of that lavish style by unwinding in | | | | through torture before your flight has even begun. |
| a castle rented exclusively for a vacation with family | | | | Once on board you are usually squeezed in like a |
| and friends or for just a long weekend. | | | | sardine in cattle class. Meals are totally uninspiring. |
| The Loire Valley is well placed being only 2 hours | | | | Other passengers may smell, be obnoxious and |
| south of Paris. If you need to fly seriously consider a | | | | horrible, rude and frightful. There is absolutely nothing |
| private charter. "The saying "Getting there is half the | | | | romantic or exciting or fun about catching a |
| fun" became obsolete with the advent of commercial | | | | commercial flight, let alone a no frills one. |
| airlines." - Henry J. Tillman | | | | The commercial airlines of the world have access to |
| Sir Mick Jagger lead singer of the Rolling Stones and | | | | no more than 500 airports across the globe. Having to |
| part time Touraine resident, regulary charters a private, | | | | wait to take connecting flights can add hours and |
| three-person taxi-plane to whisk him from Tours | | | | hours sometimes days and inconvenience to your |
| airport to London in only 70 minutes. Sir Mick loves the | | | | itinerary. It also highly increases the risk of your luggage |
| Loire Valley and he owns a charming 16th century | | | | being misdirected or even worse lost. |
| castle called La Fourchette in a quaint town near | | | | A privately chartered aircraft can take you to any of |
| Amboise. | | | | over 13,500 airports and fields worldwide directly from |
| He avoids the busier times when the daily Ryanair | | | | any location you choose. In a private jet you'll travel in |
| flight from London Stanstead lands and dumps its | | | | the lap of luxury. Every whim attended to, like you're |
| passengers and picks up a new load to return to | | | | royalty. |
| London. The staff at the airport are used to private | | | | Check out some charter brokers who will rent you a |
| charter flights. The Tours airport staff say of Sir Mick | | | | private jet. It is cheaper than you think to take a flight |
| "He has never caused us any problem: A simple, | | | | you will not regret! To find a good charter broker begin |
| straightforward person, ..." | | | | with the internet. Because private jets are becoming |
| Year after year, more and more people decide to | | | | so popular there are many more private jet chartering |
| charter a private jet for a family vacation or with a | | | | companies to turn to for help all the time. |
| group of friends. A private jet is not just for the | | | | |