I think that is incredible that she does that ... given how much money she has. She has been raised well.
I think that is incredible that she does that ... given how much money she has. She has been raised well.
There comes a point in a wealthy persons life, where flying commercial is a losing proposition.
Arriving 1-1/2 to 2 hrs before departure, to check in, go through TSA and then 20 minutes or so for boarding.
Then you add flight time and now with some over seas flights limiting electronics.
Then there is the wait for deplaning. Getting to baggage. Waiting for your bags.
Now you add a baller spouse, like the Kushners are and that's 2 people being tied down.
You could have 2-3 hours tied up, other than the flight time.
Not to mention unexpected flight delays or cancellations.
Private jets, unless Trumps 757, can fly in to smaller airports. Airports that are more convenient maybe, than the majors. Definitely no traffic at the airport, like the major airport.
5-10 minutes after arriving, you're wheels up. No useless down time at the airport, checking in.
While in flight, you can be on the phone or doing whatever office work you'd be doing on the ground.
You land and 5-10 minutes later, you're in your ride from the airport.
At some point, fractional, charter or full ownership, out weighs flying commercial.
A person flying round trips, just once a month could be wasting 50-100 hours a year, just with normal check in and baggage. You start talking multiple flights a month, PLUS a baller spouse, you're talking 250-500 man hours wasted.
Then you figure flight time wasted on a commercial flight. That could be 1000 man hours a year, wasted, for a couple like Kushners.
There are 8760 hours in a year.
A person that makes, let's say $50 mill a year, they are making $5700 every hour of every day.
The cost of flying private is offset by the amount saved in productive time. Even if that time is used just to sleep on the plane.