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To: generally

Looking at flight trackers it appears Wheels Up also goes by Gamma Aviation.

Flight trackers only show flights east of the Mississippi with current flights as such (sorry not sure if the formatting will work):

ARRIVALS (MORE)
Ident Type From Depart Arrive
N1074X C206 Near Gaylord, MI 09:57a EDT 10:21a EDT
GAJ515 C56X Coleman a Young Muni (KDET) 09:10a EDT 09:50a EDT
EJA743 CL35 Flying Cloud (KFCM) 07:35a CDT 09:43a EDT
SKW4312 CRJ2 Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW) 08:40a EDT 09:31a EDT
N417ST PA46 John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport (KCMH) 07:20a EDT 09:20a EDT
PMS1072 C208 Capital Region Intl (KLAN) 07:26a EDT 08:42a EDT
IRO8430 C208 Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR) 07:26a EDT 08:33a EDT
IRO8569 C208 Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR) 07:06a EDT 08:21a EDT
AMF1302 SW4 Capital Region Intl (LAN) 07:24a EDT 08:14a EDT
GAJ502 C56X Butler Co Rgnl-Hogan Field (KHAO) 07:09a EDT 08:09a EDT
SKW4283 CRJ2 Alpena County Rgnl (APN) 05:11a EDT 05:38a EDT
DEPARTURES (MORE)
Ident Type To Depart Arrive
EJA743 CL35 St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) 10:39a EDT
10:53a CDT
GAJ515 C56X Cincinnati Muni (KLUK) 10:36a EDT
11:48a EDT
SKW4312 CRJ2 Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW) 10:25a EDT
11:07a EDT
N881VP C56X Central Nebraska Rgnl (KGRI) 10:22a EDT
11:09a CDT
EJA366 E55P St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) 10:19a EDT
10:40a CDT
GAJ502 C56X Westchester County (KHPN) 09:54a EDT
11:27a EDT
PMS1072 C208 Chippewa County Intl (KCIU) 09:00a EDT
09:20a EDT
AMF1302 SW4 Chippewa County Intl (CIU) 08:54a EDT
09:09a EDT
SKW4283 CRJ2 Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW) 06:44a EDT
07:40a EDT
SKW4245 CRJ2 Alpena County Rgnl (APN) 10:23p EDT
01:10a EDT
IRO986 C208 Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR) 07:38p EDT
08:45p EDT


558 posted on 07/11/2019 7:57:16 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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To: reed13k

Good info.

I also found this: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-air-travel-including-private-non-airline-aviation/1843989-wheels-up-through-costco.html

Lots of discussion at the link about HIGH COST of WU. Which makes me wonder exactly WHAT are you getting for that extra cost.


Those rates are much higher than a typical broker.
Especially for the midsize Citation XLS. Do the math, $7,495 per hour + tax which comes to $8,058 per hour.
More reasonable, but still high is the $4,617 per hour on their King Air.

Here is my trip comparison from my broker vs. wheels up prices.
(based on actual times from flights this summer).

Palm Beach - Teterboro - Palm Beach w/ 1 overnight.
2 hours 47 minutes
2 hours 52 minutes
Wheels up cost on a Citation XLS = $45,527.
Acutal broker cost on a Hawker 800XP = $27,225.

Teterboro - Van Nuys - one way
6 hours 6 minutes
Wheels up cost on a Citation XLS that cant do nonstop = $49,154.
Actual broker cost on a Challenger 604 = $26,700.

Dulles - Marthas Vineyard - Dulles - 2 overnights
1 hour 42 minutes
1 hour 53 minutes
Wheels up cost on a King Air 350 - $16,621.
Actual cost on a broker King Air 200 - $11,401.

If i used wheels up on these three trips, I would have paid
18,302 MORE for my FLORIDA-NEW YORK-FLORIDA
22,454 MORE for my NEW YORK-SAN FRAN
5,220 MORE for my DC-MARTHA VINEYARD-DC

$45,976 more to use wheels up! + $17,500 to join...


561 posted on 07/11/2019 7:59:42 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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