What is the difference between a charter airline and scheduled airline?
SCHEDULED flights by scheduled airlines are not contracted with other entities. Instead, flights are operated on a specific schedule by the airline itself, not on behalf of other entities. Individual reservations are made and ticketed directly with the carrier, online travel website, or travel agent. CHARTER flights are contracted with one entity to provide specific air transportation for a group of passengers.
A charter airline operates flights by contracting with one entity to provide specific air transportation for a group of passengers. The chartered determines when and where the group travels. A scheduled airline has set flights on set dates and tickets are open for public purchase. A Public charter allows the client to make tickets available to the general public, and control the selling aspect of their product. Private charters normally transport large groups of passengers, for example footballs teams – and are restricted from marketing the sale of tickets to individual passengers.
