UpLeg is a marketplace for empty-leg private jet flights. We aggregate them in one place, price them transparently, and book them with one click — at a fraction of retail charter cost.
When a charter operator flies a jet from A to B for a paying customer, the aircraft usually has to fly back empty — or position somewhere new for its next job. Those empty flights cost the operator real money: fuel, crew, landing fees, all the same.
So operators sell seats on them — typically 30–70% off retail charter pricing. The problem is, empty legs are scattered across operator websites, scheduling tools, and back-channel emails. They expire fast. And brokers tack on opaque margins that can run 15–25%.
UpLeg pulls them all into one place, applies one flat 10% commission that's fully disclosed, and books them in minutes. No tiered fees. No hidden markups. No "service charges." That's the whole pitch.
The charter industry has earned a reputation for opacity. We're trying to build the opposite.
Every price on UpLeg is all-in. Operator net, federal excise tax, segment tax, our 10%. All disclosed before you click Request. The number you see is the number you pay.
You request first. The operator confirms availability. Then you pay. We never take a card on file "just in case." Empty legs move fast and sometimes get pulled — your wallet stays out of it.
Every flight passes through a real person at the operator. Every escalation lands with a real person at UpLeg. No auto-confirm. No "your booking is being processed by our algorithm." We pick up the phone.
Most charter brokers won't tell you what they take. Here's our math, end to end.
Most of the markup is invisible to you. Your quote just says "$11,332 total." Try asking for the breakdown.
You save $2,152. The operator keeps the same $8,345 they'd have made through a broker.
A small team — pilots, charter brokers, engineers — based in Brooklyn and Bend, Oregon.
Either way, you'll know exactly what's in the price.