How Much Does BajIT Cost?

Last Updated on October 15, 2025 | Prices Last Reviewed for Freshness: November 2025
Written by Alec Pow – Economic & Pricing Investigator | Content Reviewed by CFA Alexander Popinker

Educational content; not financial advice. Prices are estimates; confirm current rates, fees, taxes, and terms with providers or official sources.

Bajit is the booking and membership platform of ONEflight International, a charter broker that connects travelers to a network of operators through fixed or starting hourly rates, member perks like catered meals and chauffeured car service, and an app that manages requests and itineraries in one place, which frames every quote around aircraft class, flight hours, and program rules as of October 2025.

Who uses it varies, from occasional flyers who want an easier way to request on-demand charter to frequent private travelers who prefer a jet card with locked rates and guaranteed recovery, and the BAJit app supports both styles with aircraft browsing, booking, and concierge management on iOS.

Article Highlights

• BAJ Card dues list $15,000, $25,000, and $40,000 tiers, with locked rates by class.
• JetCards accept $100,000–$500,000 deposits with no member fee and locked rates shown.
• Posted starting rates list $3,534–$11,716/hr by class, light through heavy.
• Domestic charter adds 7.5% FET and a $5.20 segment fee per passenger per leg in 2025.
• Deicing can run $1,300 for small jets and far higher on large cabins during severe weather.
• Break-even depends on your hours and the gap between locked member pricing and on-demand quotes.

How Much Does BajIT Cost?

ONEflight’s BAJ Card shows annual dues of $15,000 for Silver, $25,000 for Gold, and $40,000 for Platinum, each listing “Hourly Rates Locked,” a ten-hour minimum callout, and three business days without late fees, while posted starting hourly rates read $3,534/hr for turboprops, $4,988/hr for light jets, $7,167/hr for midsize, $9,418/hr for super midsize, and $11,716/hr for heavy.

Private Jet Card Comparisons notes that 2025 BAJ programs require at least $100,000 on deposit toward flight costs and advertise no blackout days and fixed hourly pricing, while separate JetCards are offered in $100,000, $250,000, and $500,000 tiers with locked rates and no membership fee.

Trip invoices then layer routine U.S. taxes and fees over the flight charge, including the 7.5% Federal Excise Tax on domestic charter plus a domestic segment fee of $5.20 per passenger per leg in 2025, and some airports add landing, ramp, and handling charges that vary by weight and facility.

Compare BAJit program options and posted starting rates

The basic Silver membership starts at around $15,000 and includes up to 25 flight hours per year, while the Gold membership costs approximately $25,000 for up to 50 flight hours annually. The Platinum membership is priced at about $40,000 and allows up to 100 hours of flight per year. These memberships give access to a diverse fleet of over 7,000 aircraft and more than 700 safety-vetted operators, allowing instant personalized bookings with short notice (see Simple Flying).

Hourly flight costs for various types of private jets on BAJit range from about $3,300 to $5,200 for turboprops, $4,200 to $6,700 for small jets, $6,500 to $8,300 for mid-size jets, $8,300 to $10,000 for super-mid jets, and $11,000 to $17,800 for heavy jets; these hourly rates depend on the specific aircraft model, route, and duration of flight.

Special promotions are occasionally available, such as limited-time sales offering hours at discounted rates. The service includes perks such as guaranteed availability within three business days, unused hour rollover in some membership tiers, and no repositioning fees for flights.

Real-Life Cost Examples

A) Light jet one way. New York to Miami is a popular lane, with market light jet quotes that begin around $10,500 for a simple one way outside peaks, yet a member selecting BAJit’s posted light jet start of $4,988/hr at roughly 2.8 block hours would see about $14,000 before taxes, then 7.5% FET and a $5.20 segment fee per passenger added (route example).

B) Super midsize weekend out and back. Dallas to Aspen on a super midsize at $9,418/hr for about 3.5 hours each way yields roughly $66,000 in flight time, with 7.5% FET near $4,950 and two domestic segment fees that scale by passenger count, plus typical landing and handling. Timing affects the bill.

C) Holiday short notice. Book inside the three business day window and some programs apply late fees, so a Boston to Palm Beach heavy jet at $11,716/hr over 3.0 hours could run $35,000 in flight time plus tax and fees, then add a late charge if you fall inside the callout margin as specified by your agreement.

D) Member versus non-member math. If you plan 25 light jet hours in a year, dues of $15,000 add an overhead of $600/hr before tax, and the break-even pivots on the spread between locked member rates and your typical on-demand quotes from other brokers or operators across the same routes. It adds up fast.

Cost Breakdown

Base hourly covers aircraft, crew, and fuel at a posted or program rate by class, then the U.S. adds 7.5% FET to most domestic charters and a domestic segment fee of $5.20 per passenger per leg in 2025, while international head taxes apply on cross-border segments and vary by statute (IRS guidance).

Airport fees include landing charges that often range $150–$500 and ramp or handling from the FBO, plus after-hours or GPU support where needed, and quotes may also reflect repositioning if the selected aircraft is not already at the departure field (fee overview).

Seasonal extras matter in winter since deicing can average $1,300 per application for small jets and occasionally reach five figures on large cabins during heavy storms, and some programs include deicing while others pass through the exact vendor bill.

Concierge items like premium catering, special wines, pet cleaning fees, or Wi-Fi charges can appear as line items, and although ONEflight lists catered meals and executive car service among benefits, always check inclusions on a hard quote to avoid surprises.

Factors Influencing the Cost

Aircraft class sets the baseline, with typical market ranges published by providers from about $2,000–$4,000/hr for small aircraft up through $8,000–$14,000/hr for large cabins in the United States (market ranges), while ultra-long-range or VIP airliners price higher due to crew size, fuel burn, and cabin complexity.

You might also like our articles about the cost of owning a private jet, FlexJet services, or NetJet services.

Other levers are runway length, notice window, crew duty and overnights, and weather that drives holds or reroutes, and leading charter sources highlight how landing fees, handling, and overnight crew expenses all push totals beyond simple block time math on longer or multi-day trips (pricing basics).

Alternative Products or Services

On-demand charter works best for highly variable patterns with low annual hours, jet cards suit frequent flyers who value locked rates and recovery commitments, and fractional ownership fits very heavy users who want guaranteed access to a fleet with equity, each model trading cost for flexibility and control in different ways (ways to fly private).

For Bajit specifically, the BAJ Card and JetCard menus give you member pricing and guarantees, while you can still request on-demand quotes through the platform, so the choice is whether the dues and deposit exchange for value on your most common routes.

Ways to Spend Less

Pick a smaller cabin class when your mission permits, avoid peak calendars, and submit requests outside the late-fee callout window, then use secondary or less busy airports to cut handling and landing charges if the runway and weight rules allow for safe operations on your aircraft type (cost insights).

Empty legs can be bargains, winter flying benefits from pre-booking deicing-inclusive programs, and simple catering requests keep bills lean, which aligns with industry guidance that warns of large deicing swings and encourages apples-to-apples quotes with every surcharge spelled out (deicing guide).

Expert Insights & Tips

Ask for a hard quote that lists hourly rate, estimated block time, FET, segment fees, landing and handling, repositioning, deicing if applicable, and any cancellation or change fees, then keep the document for post-trip reconciliation since taxes and pass-through items can change with final route and weather (use a charter cost calculator to sanity-check).

Verify safety audits across the operator network, looking for Wyvern Wingman and ARGUS ratings, and confirm who has operational control on each leg, which protects your standards and clarifies the broker versus carrier roles on every booking you make (ARGUS/Wyvern overview).

Total Costs

An annual view helps planning, for example a Silver BAJ Card at $15,000 dues plus deposits that fund flying, and an expected pattern of 20 to 40 hours where member perks like executive car service and catered meals reduce incidental spending and simplify per-trip accounting for a corporate card.

Spread dues across your actual hours to see the true per-hour premium you are paying for locked rates and guaranteed availability, then compare with recent on-demand quotes on the same lanes from reputable providers to gauge whether the program outperforms market volatility.

Hidden & Unexpected Costs

Short legs can trigger minimums, busy events can spike handling and parking, and winter storms can add deicing that varies from $1,300 on small jets to many thousands on large cabins, so the safest tactic is requiring written confirmation of inclusions for weather and peak-day scenarios.

Landing fees often range $150–$500 and FBO services add ramp and handling, while the domestic segment fee of $5.20 per passenger and the 7.5% excise tax are statutory in 2025, which makes them predictable and easy to spot on a compliant charter invoice.

Terms, Support & Insurance

Membership policies spell out transferability, rollover, and recovery on mechanicals, and BAJ Card and JetCard pages list guaranteed availability and locked rates language, which you should read alongside the charter agreement issued per trip for clarity on cancellations and change windows.

The program sits on top of Part 135 operations arranged by the broker, so you can ask which operator will hold operational control and which safety audits they maintain, then file the quote and manifest for recordkeeping and insurance review after travel.

Financing & Payment Options

BAJ Card uses dues plus deposit funding and the JetCard option takes $100,000, $250,000, or $500,000 deposits that never expire according to the page, and both list locked rates with online booking access, which keeps your accounting simpler than ad-hoc payments.

For tax tracking, reconcile each statement by separating flight time, taxes, and airport fees, then store copies of the executed charter agreements and final invoices, which helps auditors and makes year-end summaries far easier to build.

Opportunity Cost & ROI

Value is not only price per hour, it is time saved versus premium commercial cabins when itineraries are complex, and productivity gains from direct airport access with an FBO and door-to-door concierge uplift that can be significant on high-stakes days or multi-city tours (private flight options). For very long trips or large groups, heavy jets can exceed $11,000/hr on fixed programs and can reach $14,000/hr on certain ultra-long-range types in the broader market, which is why aligning aircraft class to mission length and payload is the main ROI lever (Falcon 8X example).

Seasonal & Market-Timing Factors

Plan around holidays and major events when availability tightens, submit requests outside the late-fee callout window, and expect winter deicing to appear on invoices in cold markets, which pushes many flyers to pick member products that include recovery and predictable rates.

Answers to Common Questions

Do I need to join to see member pricing? BAJ Card shows dues of $15,000–$40,000 and lists member benefits and locked rates by aircraft class, and JetCards offer deposit tiers without a membership fee for those who prefer a funding model over dues.

What is included in hourly rates? The base covers aircraft, crew, and fuel at the posted rate, then your invoice adds 7.5% FET, $5.20 segment fees per passenger in 2025, and airport or handling charges where applicable, with deicing and special requests itemized as needed.

How do peak days and callout windows affect price? BAJ Card lists three business days without late fees and shows guaranteed availability language, and booking inside the window can add charges set in your membership or trip terms.

Where do aircraft class and size change the bill most? Moving from light to super midsize increases hourly pricing from posted starts of $4,988/hr to $9,418/hr on the BAJ page, and heavy cabins start at $11,716/hr, which is why matching cabin to range matters.