[nabs-l] To Charter or Not to Charter

[Peter Donahue]

Hello "George and everyone,

    If your chapter or affiliate is willing to do some high-stepping 
fundraising this is a viable alternative but be practical. Unless you have 
members that have unusual circumstances that prevent them from traveling on 
a schedualed carrier or if a situation exists where using an air charter 
service would be preferable such as to prevent damage to sensitive equipment 
or if the event is held in an area not served by the airlines for example. 
Many of these companies can arrange for ground transportation to your 
departure airport and from the arrival airport to your final destination in 
addition to the flight itself. Many times your limmo or shuttle will pull up 
planeside. Your security clearances amount to nothing more than a check of 
identification and the Government watch lists and a brief inspection of your 
baggage. You arrange in advance with the charter company the kind of in 
fligyht  catering or entertainment you want on board. I could go on forever 
on this subject but let our example speak for itself.

    So far as I know the few blind people I know who flew on a charter or a 
private flight were treated far better than they were by the airlines. The 
incentive for private air charter companies to treat all passengers as 
humans and not as animals is far greater than that of the airlines. The 
mistreatment of even one passenger can determine the future success of an 
air charter company hence they go above and beyond the call of duty to 
insure their customers have a wonderful experience with them. Of course some 
will do a better job than others but the over-all experience is far superior 
to that of scheduled air travel.

    If anyone wants to learn more about private air travel here are a few 
sites to visit:

Air Charter Guide:
http://www.aircharterguide.com
Air Taxi World:
http://www.airtaxiworld.com


    These are just a few sites for you to begin exploring the World of 
private jet and air charter. All the best.

Peter Donahue

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Paez" <jorgeapaez at mac.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] To Charter or Not to Charter


Peter:
You have a very good point.
Specially for us here in NYC, who live close to the HQs for some of these 
charter companies.
Might be a good idea to, for example, use it as a way to get to Albany or 
Buffolo for our state conventions and not have to depend on a sighted 
driving member to take us there.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against using other ways of transportation to 
get there, and I'm certainly not against sighted friends helping out when 
needed, but it is a choice to consider if one wants independent travel 
without having to rely on anyone outside the group.

Jorge



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