LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West coast-based private jet company JetSuite has a great way to kick off 2010, with the introduction of a private jet travel gift card. Set a course for Napa, Hollywood, Las Vegas or the Arizona desert -- the champagne is already included.
JetSuite Gift Cards may be purchased online at www.jetsuite.com/special-offers/jetsuite-gift-card, for just $1995. Each card is redeemable for a one-way flight in a brand new Embraer Phenom 100 private jet among Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, or Las Vegas, or between Phoenix/Scottsdale and Las Vegas. Alternatively, the entire value of the Gift Card can be applied in full toward any other JetSuite itinerary.
JetSuite Gift Cards include complimentary champagne and landing fees at JetSuite's base airports are also waived on the one-way itineraries. Base airports include Long Beach and Hawthorne (LA), Henderson (Las Vegas), and Oakland (SF Bay Area).
"Some people are really hard to buy gifts for," said JetSuite CEO Alex Wilcox. "But when was the last time you think they and three of their friends were given an unforgettable experience in a private jet?"
The Phenom 100 is the world's newest and most fuel-efficient private jet, requiring less than a quarter of the fuel other private jets require, but it is also the most spacious in its class. The Phenom seats four comfortably and features the largest baggage compartment and the most leg, head and shoulder room of any light jet.
JetSuite is the first and only to offer the all-new Phenom in a jet card program. The company will offer six Phenom 100s by the end of 2009, will take delivery of another 55 at the average rate of one per month, and holds options on more than a dozen more Phenoms, which may be 100s or the larger, longer range Phenom 300.
With a flight range of up to 1,100 nautical miles, JetSuite offers nonstop service for up to four passengers, their luggage, pets, golf bags, skis and snowboards throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Baja, Mexico, and one-stop service among virtually all points west of the Mississippi river.
Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F engines and equipped with the very latest Garmin avionics, the Phenom 100 delivers best in class performance, with cruising altitudes up to 41,000 feet, and speeds up to 450 miles per hour. All flights offered by JetSuite are operated by FAA Part 135 Licensed Air Carriers.
Gift cards must be purchased in 2009 for use throughout 2010, depending on aircraft availability. Federal excise tax of 7.5% will be added to any Gift Card or charter itinerary. Landing fee included at Oakland, Long Beach and Henderson/Las Vegas Airports. Additional fees apply for other airports in those markets.
For more information on JetSuite, please visit www.jetsuite.com, or call 877-598-0496