Private jet routes / Johannesburg to Cape Town
Empty-leg private flights Johannesburg to Cape Town. When an operator repositions this route, the whole aircraft goes for a fraction of a booked charter.
Empty legs we have carried on this route went for €5,400 to €17,350 for the whole aircraft. A scheduled charter over the same distance usually costs several times that, because you are paying for the aircraft to fly out and back.
About 2h 2m in the air, over 1.3k km. Private terminals add far less time on the ground than an airline departure, so door to door is usually shorter again.
Most often a Dassault Falcon 900EX. The aircraft is set by whichever operator is repositioning, so it changes from flight to flight; every listing names the type.
We have listed 15 on Johannesburg to Cape Town so far, and 3 are on the board right now. Empty legs appear at short notice, so a route alert is the reliable way to catch one.