In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for private air travel skyrocketed, with private charter operators and hop-on-hop-off jet services emerging across the country, luring passengers in with the promise of a better value for their money than actually purchasing and maintaining their own aircraft. For starters, the operating economics of having your own private jet are too unfathomable for all but the few with the deepest pockets, but chartering aircraft can be quite a bit more affordable on paper.