Empty Leg Index · September 2026

EmptyJet Index: September 2026 empty-leg offers priced 38.6% below full-charter estimates

The EmptyJet Empty Leg Index for September 2026 records 2,903 priced offers with a median listed fare of $8,221. Offers carrying a full-charter comparison averaged 38.6% below those estimates.

Offers listed
2,682
Median price
$8,200
Avg. vs full charter
38%

Key takeaways

  1. According to EmptyJet's Empty Leg Index, September 2026 carries 2,903 priced empty-leg offers with a median listed fare of $8,221.
  2. EmptyJet data show September 2026 empty-leg offers averaged 38.6% below comparable full-charter estimates, based on the 2,621 offers with a comparison available.
  3. In September 2026, 55.2% of EmptyJet-indexed offers fell in the 25–40% savings band versus full-charter estimates, the largest of the four bands.
  4. EmptyJet's Empty Leg Index shows 9.9% of September 2026 offers priced at 55% or more below full-charter estimates, while 13.6% sat under 25%.
  5. North America represents 81.5% of September 2026 empty-leg offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, with 2,367 priced offers at a median listed fare of $8,383.
  6. EmptyJet data record 408 empty-leg offers departing on 13 September 2026, the peak departure day across the 19 days with listed offers.

Offers by departure day

Offers by departure dayOffers by departure day2026-09-13: 4292026-09-14: 3192026-09-15: 2542026-09-16: 2732026-09-17: 2352026-09-18: 2262026-09-19: 1302026-09-20: 1522026-09-21: 1082026-09-22: 782026-09-23: 582026-09-24: 912026-09-25: 612026-09-26: 532026-09-27: 812026-09-28: 482026-09-29: 332026-09-30: 53131415161718192021222324252627282930

September 2026 empty-leg offers by scheduled departure day: 19 days carry listed offers, peaking at 408 on 13 September 2026 (EmptyJet Empty Leg Index).

Savings vs full charter

Share of offers by savings band (%)Share of offers by savings band (%)Under 25%: 14.025–40%: 54.340–55%: 21.655%+: 10.0Under 225–40%40–55%55%+

September 2026 savings versus full-charter estimates: 13.6% of offers under 25%, 55.2% at 25–40%, 21.3% at 40–55% and 9.9% at 55%+ (EmptyJet Empty Leg Index).

Where offers cluster

North America and Europe together account for 98.1% of September 2026 empty-leg offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, at 81.5% and 16.6% respectively. European offers averaged a 29.2% discount versus full-charter estimates, against 39.9% in North America. Asia (0.6%), Africa (0.5%) and South America (0.4%) make up the remainder, with average discounts of 46.2%, 49.8% and 48.6%.

North America

2,174 offers · 81% · median $8,341 · 40% below full charter

Europe

459 offers · 17% · median $7,966 · 29% below full charter

Asia

17 offers · 1% · median $12,353 · 38% below full charter

South America

11 offers · 0% · median $8,000 · 49% below full charter

Africa

10 offers · 0% · median $8,908 · 49% below full charter

Oceania

1 offers · 0% · median $20,147 · 22% below full charter

Busy corridors

The most heavily listed citeable corridor for September 2026 is Destin–Jacksonville, with 16 offers at a typical listed fare of $6,333 and an average 38.9% discount, followed by Austin–Houston at 15 offers and $6,400. El Paso–Orlando carries 13 offers at a typical $19,007, the highest typical fare among September's citeable corridors.

Destin → Jacksonville

16 offers · typical $6,333 · 39% below full charter

El Paso → Orlando

13 offers · typical $19,007 · 39% below full charter

Houston → Philadelphia

12 offers · typical $13,991 · 38% below full charter

Orlando → Atlanta

11 offers · typical $9,434 · 39% below full charter

Houston → Sarasota/Bradenton

10 offers · typical $15,751 · 37% below full charter

Atlanta → Orlando

10 offers · typical $9,758 · 38% below full charter

Sarasota/Bradenton → Columbia

10 offers · typical $9,919 · 39% below full charter

Houston → Lee's Summit

10 offers · typical $10,410 · 40% below full charter

Brooksville → Columbia

10 offers · typical $10,070 · 38% below full charter

Auburn → Jacksonville

9 offers · typical $10,111 · 38% below full charter

FAQ

How many empty-leg offers does the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index record for September 2026?

2,903 priced offers scheduled to depart in September 2026, at a median listed fare of $8,221.

What does the 38.6% average discount for September 2026 measure?

It is the average gap between listed empty-leg fares and EmptyJet's estimate of a comparable one-way private charter, calculated across the 2,621 September 2026 offers that had such an estimate — 90.3% of the month's priced offers.

How are September 2026 savings distributed across bands?

55.2% of offers fell in the 25–40% band, 21.3% in 40–55%, 13.6% under 25% and 9.9% at 55% or more below full-charter estimates.

Which regions concentrate September 2026 offers, and how do their prices compare?

North America holds 81.5% of offers (median $8,383) and Europe 16.6% (median $8,050), together 98.1% of the month; average discounts were 39.9% and 29.2% respectively.

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