Airly
{{Short description|Australian membership-based private travel provider}}
{{For|the brand of snack crackers|Airly Foods}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Airly
| logo =
| founded = December 2015
| defunct =
| key_people = Ivan Vysotskiy
Alexander Robinson
Luke Hampshire
(Co-founders)
| industry = Aerospace and travel
| website = {{URL|https://airly.com/}}
}}
Airly is an Australian membership-based private travel provider that was founded in December 2015. Airly's 'JetShare' service allows for booking of private jet flights.{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/an-uber-for-planes-startup-just-started-letting-everyday-australians-fly-on-private-jets-2017-8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731233106/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/an-uber-for-planes-startup-just-started-letting-everyday-australians-fly-on-private-jets-2017-8|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2017|title=An Uber-for-planes startup wants to let everyday Australians fly on private jets|last=Yoo|first=Tony|date=2017-08-01|work=Business Insider Australia|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en}}
Business model
In order to reduce on-ground delays, Airly operates out of less congested airports. The JetShare app allows for flight and seat availability to be accessed at a varying amount of time prior to the flight, depending on the operator.
Airly's original business model was based on that of Surf Air (an American company based in California), however with some modifications.{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviation/startup-airly-aims-to-disrupt-how-you-fly-from-sydney-to-melbourne-20160108-gm1q38.html |title=Aviation start-up Airly aims to disrupt how you fly from Sydney to Melbourne |last=Freed |first=Jamie |date=10 January 2016 |website=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=29 October 2016}} It was meant to target frequent fliers and corporate travelers, who could buy an all-you-can-fly subscription for an initial joining cost of $1000 and a payment of $2550 per month for the cheapest membership option.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/01/airly-to-offer-unlimited-members-only-flights-between-sydney-and-melbourne/|title=Airly To Offer Unlimited Members-Only Flights Between Sydney And Melbourne |last=Lui |first=Spandas |website=Lifehacker |access-date=29 October 2016}} Airly claimed that by using less busy airports and flying a Learjet 45, it would save its members nearly two hours per round trip CBD-to-CBD flying Sydney to Melbourne in comparison to commercial airlines.{{Cite web |url=https://www.flyairly.com/2016/06/15/cbd-cbd-airly-versus-commercial-airlines/ |title=CBD to CBD - Airly versus the Commercial Airlines |date=15 June 2016 |publisher=Airly |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080125/https://www.flyairly.com/2016/06/15/cbd-cbd-airly-versus-commercial-airlines/ |archive-date=30 October 2016 |url-status=dead }} Airly has not put this model to practice.
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Category:Travel and holiday companies of Australia
Category:Australian companies established in 2015
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