Jet card or on-demand: which one you actually need
Fixed rates and guaranteed availability are worth real money — above a certain number of hours a year.
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The honest rule of thumb: under twenty-five hours a year, book on demand. Above fifty, a card almost always wins. Between the two it depends on how much notice you usually give.
What a card buys
A fixed hourly rate that does not move with market demand, guaranteed availability inside a stated call-out window, and no positioning charges within a defined service area.
It also buys the absence of negotiation. For frequent flyers, the time saved not re-pricing every trip is the underrated benefit.
What to check before you fund one
Peak day count and how peak days are declared. Expiry terms and whether unused hours refund. Whether the rate is locked for the life of the card or reset annually. Whether the service area covers where you actually fly.
A card should be a cheaper, faster version of what you already do — not a commitment to a different pattern of travel.
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