An increasing number of business people are giving consideration to private jet hire as a viable alternative to regular scheduled flights. Many changes have come about for regular flights as a result of the threat of terrorism. Long queues, delays and stringent security checks are now routine parts of air travel around the world. Flying can be frustrating and stressful. An increasingly attractive option is private jet charter for business travel.

After one particular terror alert in the UK, in which a plan to blow up transatlantic planes was uncovered by the police, there was a surge in demand reported by private jet service companies as customers deserted commercial flights.

Concerns that large hub and international airports are increasingly under threat from terrorism have meant that business travel and corporate travel are being catered for more and more by private jet hire.

Normal year-on-year growth has been bumped up by spikes of activity in the face of such terrorist threats. Private jet hire companies have noted that it is not just top company executives who are travelling in this way, but other senior staff too.

Hiring a private jet for corporate travel has advantages other than avoiding queues, security hassles and delays. Saving time is one of then most critical aspects of modern business life. An aircraft hired for business travel will wait for the clients due to fly. This would never happen with a commercial flight. The amount of time now taken up with the act of flying is hugely costly, with passengers needing to arrive early for check-in, luggage transfer, passport control, security checks and boarding queues before the plane even leaves the terminal. All these delays are avoided with private jet charter.

Another important part of private jet hire is the security of luggage, which is almost never out of sight and not at risk of damage by being in with hundreds of other pieces of luggage in a giant jet's hold. Another problem related to luggage on commercial flights in recent years has been the restriction on hand luggage, including the banning of any liquids being taken onboard by passengers. On private flights customers are validated beforehand so onsite security checks are unnecessary.

Corporate travel on private jet also has the attraction of being able to choose your fellow passengers which brings enormous peace of mind. Indeed, as you are likely to be travelling with colleagues from the same organisation, you can conduct business conversations and meetings on a flight in private, and save valuable time as well.

Private jet hire gives the business traveller safety and security, comfort and a saving of time. Simply comparing the cost of private hire per person with the cost per person on commercial flights is not the best way of deciding whether private jet charter is value for money. It is often true that corporate travel on private jet is a truly viable alternative to regular scheduled flights, especially with more than one person from the same company. Consultants and lawyers can be expensive by the hour and paying them for hours of precious working time spent queuing, checking in and being searched at security is wasteful. Using laptops on commercial flights may not be possible or practical given the need to find the space, peace and privacy required to deal with confidential business matters.

Put a monetary value on time, stress-free travel and simple goodwill and private jet hire can soon seem an inexpensive method for business travel.