A word that does a lot of work
"Private" is an easy word to write. In a proposal it should mean something you can check. Here are the three meanings that matter, and how to read for each.
A private aircraft
Under US rules for air charter brokers, a charter of the kind brokers arrange is a charter of the whole aircraft, paid for by the person or company that charters it, not by individual passengers.
In practice: the aircraft carries you and the guests you choose, and nobody else. A proposal should say plainly that you are chartering the whole aircraft. If it speaks of seats, a shared flight or joining other passengers, it is describing something else. If anything about who is on board is unclear, ask before you accept. Narook arranges whole-aircraft charters only.
A private way through the airport
Some airports used for private flights have no scheduled airline service at all. The Port Authority says this of Teterboro, for example.
A proposal should name the departure and arrival airports, marked as subject to the operator. If the experience on the ground matters, for example a car driven to the aircraft or a quiet room before departure, say so at the start, and ask whether the airport and operator allow it on the day.
Private information
The third meaning is easy to overlook. A proposal, and the conversation around it, carries names, dates and plans that a principal may not want shared.
Ask who will see the traveller's details, and why. Ask that each carrier or provider receive only what it needs to deliver its part of the journey. For flights into or out of the United States, that includes the passenger information the operator must send to US Customs and Border Protection.
Four things to check before you accept
Who operates the aircraft. The proposal should name the carrier in operational control, in writing, before you sign.
What is promised and what is an example. Aircraft type, times and route should appear as the carrier confirms them, subject to its operational decisions.
When the flight is actually arranged. Not before the carrier has made a binding commitment and you have accepted the written terms.
What the total cost includes, and which fees third parties will charge you directly.
How Narook arranges flights
For flights, Narook acts as an air charter broker and as your agent. Narook is not a direct air carrier, does not own or operate aircraft and does not hold operational control of any aircraft. Every flight Narook arranges is operated by a properly licensed direct air carrier that holds operational control of the aircraft.
Before you enter a contract for a flight, Narook tells you in writing the name of the carrier that will operate it, the capacity in which Narook is acting, and whether Narook holds liability insurance covering you, your passengers and your property on the flight, with its limits. We also give you in writing any business relationship between Narook and the carrier, the total cost, and any fees third parties will charge you directly.
Sending an inquiry does not reserve an aircraft. A flight is arranged only once the operating carrier has made a binding commitment and you have accepted the written terms. Aircraft, times and routes mentioned on this site are examples; the operating carrier confirms them for each flight.