Empty Leg Index · October 2026

October 2026 EmptyJet Empty Leg Index: 449 priced offers, median $8,690, 38.2% average discount

The EmptyJet Empty Leg Index for October 2026 records 449 priced offers scheduled to depart during the month, with a median listed fare of $8,690. Offers averaged 38.2% below EmptyJet's full-charter estimates where a comparison was available.

Offers listed
449
Median price
$8,690
Avg. vs full charter
38%

Key takeaways

  1. According to EmptyJet's Empty Leg Index, the October 2026 departure month recorded 449 priced empty-leg offers at a median listed fare of $8,690.
  2. EmptyJet data show October 2026 empty-leg offers averaged 38.2% below full-charter estimates, based on the 284 offers with a comparable estimate.
  3. Listed volume for October 2026 fell 57.8% from September 2026, down 615 offers from 1,064, per the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index.
  4. The median listed empty-leg fare rose $1,181 month over month in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, from $7,509 for September 2026 departures to $8,690 for October 2026.
  5. EmptyJet's October 2026 index shows 22.9% of compared offers priced 55% or more below full-charter estimates, while 30.6% sat under 25%.
  6. Across the October 2026 departure month, EmptyJet recorded offers on all 31 days, with 4 October 2026 the busiest departure date at 31 offers.

Offers by departure day

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EmptyJet-listed October 2026 empty-leg offers by departure date: offers on all 31 days, peaking at 31 on 4 October 2026.

Savings vs full charter

Share of offers by savings band (%)Share of offers by savings band (%)Under 25%: 30.625–40%: 23.240–55%: 23.255%+: 22.9Under 225–40%40–55%55%+

Distribution of October 2026 EmptyJet offers by savings versus full-charter estimates: under 25%, 30.6%; 25–40%, 23.2%; 40–55%, 23.2%; 55% or more, 22.9%.

Where offers cluster

North America accounted for 53.2% of October 2026 offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index (239 offers, median $7,249), ahead of Europe at 35.9% (161 offers, median $11,120). Together the two regions represented 89.1% of the month's priced inventory, with Africa at 7.3%, Asia at 2.7% and Oceania at 0.2%. Average discounts by region ranged from 25.5% in Europe to 59.2% in Oceania.

North America

239 offers · 53% · median $7,249 · 40% below full charter

Europe

161 offers · 36% · median $11,120 · 26% below full charter

Africa

33 offers · 7% · median $5,700 · 56% below full charter

Asia

12 offers · 3% · median $32,048 · 38% below full charter

Oceania

1 offers · 0% · median $7,631 · 59% below full charter

Busy corridors

The Larnaca–Luton, Bedfordshire corridor met EmptyJet's citeable threshold for October 2026 with 5 offers, a typical listed price of $42,985 and an average discount of 17.3% versus full-charter estimates.

Larnaca → Luton, Bedfordshire

5 offers · typical $42,985 · 17% below full charter

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) → Cape Town

4 offers · typical $20,682 · 55% below full charter

Concord → Greer

3 offers · typical $4,218 · 82% below full charter

Geneva → Farnborough, Hampshire

3 offers · typical $9,848 · 31% below full charter

Reno → Pasco

3 offers · typical $4,149 · 52% below full charter

Dulles → Omaha

3 offers · typical $8,617 · 52% below full charter

Greer → Concord

3 offers · typical $4,218 · 82% below full charter

Cape Town → George

3 offers · typical $4,092 · 48% below full charter

Phoenix → Phoenix

2 offers · typical $2,313 · 61% below full charter

Denton → Dallas

2 offers · typical $1,953 · 73% below full charter

FAQ

How many priced empty-leg offers does EmptyJet's October 2026 index cover?

The EmptyJet Empty Leg Index records 449 priced offers scheduled to depart in October 2026, down 615 from 1,064 for September 2026 departures.

What does the 38.2% average discount for October 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 284 October 2026 offers with such an estimate — 63.3% of the month's priced offers.

How did October 2026 median pricing compare with the prior month?

The median listed fare was $8,690 for October 2026 departures versus $7,509 for September 2026, a $1,181 increase, while the average discount eased 0.9 percentage points from 39.1% to 38.2%.

Which region carried the highest average discount in October 2026?

Among regions with meaningful volume, Africa led at 56.1% average discount across 33 offers (median $5,700); Oceania showed 59.2% but on a single offer, and Europe was lowest at 25.5% across 161 offers.

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