Skydini, Lebanon, Tenn., takes flight as the private air charter
industry's first real-time Internet booking tool. Skydini.com
features 24/7 access to a searchable database of pre-screened,
FAA-certified charter jets, all available for instant booking. This will
significantly expedite and streamline the booking process, helping
charter customers escape the time-consuming hassles of current booking
systems.
"Our goal is to revolutionize the private charter booking
business. We've designed Skydini.com to be the fastest, most
comprehensive booking tool out there," said Sonny Belew, co-founder
of Skydini. "Unlike other online booking services, Skydini.com
instantly connects private air charter providers and their customers,
bringing the current 24 hour booking process down to just three to five
minutes."
Skydini.com not only simplifies actual flight selection, but will
also secure confirmation, payment and paperwork, saving hours each day
for charter company schedulers and dispatchers, executive and personal
assistants, brokers, travel agents and concierge services.
According to a survey conducted on behalf of Skydini, the majority
of charter companies handle all details of flight booking, scheduling
and coordinating in-house. Charter company owners and dispatchers say
that securing passenger details, contracts and payments top the list of
booking headaches. The survey also revealed that the streamlined FAA
requirements and real-time availability of Skydini are the most valuable
attributes of an online scheduling concept.
The direct connection to consumers that Skydini provides will
enable operators to continue to profit from this growing $5 billion a
year industry. In fact, three-quarters of charter company owners and
dispatchers surveyed say increased revenue is a primary benefit of
Skydini's one-stop comparison shop. More than 7,000 charter flights
originate in the U.S. each day and the FAA expects private jet flight
hours to triple over the next 10 years. Unfortunately, flights fly empty
40 percent of the time. Skydini's unique system facilitates the
booking of supplemental round-trips to reduce the number of empty legs.
"Skydini offers a savings opportunity to the private charter
industry as a whole," said co-Founder Janet Fenner. "Customers
won't have to shop around or play the waiting game in order to
secure their ideal flight. With Skydini, charter providers won't
have to handle anything but the flight itself."
Skydini.com launched for charter operators on Tuesday, September
25, 2007 at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual
Meeting & Convention. The site will go live for consumers to begin
booking charter flights in early December 2007, once charter operator
background checks have been completed and charter operators upload
available aircraft.
About Skydini
Skydini is the first private air charter booking tool to offer 24/7
real- time access to the availability of pre-screened, FAA-certified
charter jets from across the industry. Skydini's searchable
database offers instant booking, direct global access to the private air
charter market, comprehensive flight and aircraft specifications, and a
streamlined process of confirmation, payment and paperwork.
For more information, visit http://www.skydini.com or call
404/879-9170.
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