Empty-leg flights, Dominican Republic.

Private jet operators charge for repositioning flights between paid trips. When an aircraft has to fly empty from one airport to another to pick up its next client — or back to base after dropping a client — that “empty leg” is often made available at a fraction of the standard charter rate. The operator is going to fly the leg regardless; selling the seats at a discount is a way to recover some of the cost.

For travelers willing to be flexible on dates and timing, empty legs can offer meaningful value — sometimes 30–60% below the standard charter rate for the same aircraft on the same route. The trade-off is that empty legs rarely match a specific calendar; you have to be available when the leg is available.

Casa de Campo and Punta Cana both see heavy seasonal traffic from the U.S. East Coast — particularly in winter. Aircraft fly clients down on Friday and Saturday and then often need to reposition back north (or to their next paid trip) by Sunday or Monday. The result is a periodic supply of empty legs out of LRM and PUJ on those weekday returns.

The reverse also happens: aircraft positioning south on Thursday afternoons or evenings to be ready for Friday departures. These southbound empty legs are less common than northbound returns but do appear, particularly during peak season.

Share your route, your earliest and latest acceptable dates, your group size, and any aircraft category preferences. We’ll check against current and projected operator inventory and come back with what is available — or with the closest equivalents.

Empty-leg supply is unpredictable. If nothing matches your window, we’ll also quote the standard charter so you can decide whether to wait, adjust, or proceed.