Empty Leg Index · December 2026

EmptyJet Index: December 2026 empty-leg offers average 45.0% below full-charter estimates

The EmptyJet Empty Leg Index recorded 133 priced empty-leg offers for December 2026 departures, at a median listed fare of $9,045. The average discount versus comparable full-charter estimates was 45.0%, up 5.6 percentage points from November 2026.

Offers listed
133
Median price
$9,045
Avg. vs full charter
45%

Key takeaways

  1. According to EmptyJet's Empty Leg Index, December 2026 empty-leg offers averaged 45.0% below comparable full-charter estimates.
  2. EmptyJet data shows 133 priced empty-leg offers for December 2026 departures, down 149 from the 282 recorded for November 2026.
  3. The median listed empty-leg fare in EmptyJet's December 2026 index was $9,045, $1,195 above the November 2026 median of $7,850.
  4. EmptyJet's Empty Leg Index shows 51.1% of December 2026 offers priced at 40% or more below full-charter estimates, including 18.3% at 55% or more.
  5. In December 2026, EmptyJet's index attributed 81.2% of priced offers to North America and 11.3% to Europe, a combined 92.5% share.
  6. EmptyJet recorded December 2026 offers across 28 departure days, peaking at 12 offers on 26 December 2026.

Offers by departure day

Offers by departure dayOffers by departure day2026-12-01: 62026-12-02: 92026-12-03: 92026-12-04: 52026-12-05: 22026-12-07: 12026-12-08: 32026-12-09: 32026-12-10: 12026-12-11: 22026-12-12: 12026-12-13: 32026-12-14: 22026-12-15: 32026-12-17: 12026-12-18: 12026-12-19: 82026-12-20: 62026-12-21: 32026-12-22: 22026-12-23: 52026-12-25: 62026-12-26: 122026-12-27: 72026-12-28: 62026-12-29: 82026-12-30: 72026-12-31: 11135791113151719212325272931

Priced December 2026 empty-leg offers by departure day: 28 days carried offers, with a peak of 12 on 26 December 2026 (EmptyJet Empty Leg Index).

Savings vs full charter

Share of offers by savings band (%)Share of offers by savings band (%)Under 25%: 0.825–40%: 48.140–55%: 32.855%+: 18.3Under 225–40%40–55%55%+

December 2026 savings bands versus full-charter estimates: 0.8% of offers under 25%, 48.1% at 25–40%, 32.8% at 40–55% and 18.3% at 55% or more (EmptyJet Empty Leg Index).

Where offers cluster

North America dominated the December 2026 EmptyJet Empty Leg Index with 108 priced offers, or 81.2% of the month's total, at a median listed fare of $8,850 and an average 45.1% discount. Europe followed with 15 offers (11.3%), while Africa's six offers (4.5%) carried both the highest regional median fare at $51,337 and the widest average discount at 60.4%.

North America

108 offers · 81% · median $8,850 · 45% below full charter

Europe

15 offers · 11% · median $9,045 · 39% below full charter

Africa

6 offers · 4% · median $51,337 · 60% below full charter

Oceania

2 offers · 2% · median $8,400 · 39% below full charter

Asia

1 offers · 1% · median $54,270 · 42% below full charter

Busy corridors

The only corridor meeting EmptyJet's five-offer citeable threshold in December 2026 was Tampa to Orlando, with five priced offers at a typical listed fare of $4,860 and an average discount of 38.3% versus full-charter estimates.

Tampa → Orlando

5 offers · typical $4,860 · 38% below full charter

Teterboro → West Palm Beach

4 offers · typical $15,450 · 40% below full charter

Orlando → Tampa

4 offers · typical $4,875 · 38% below full charter

West Palm Beach → Teterboro

4 offers · typical $16,150 · 40% below full charter

Teterboro → Bedford

3 offers · typical $7,933 · 39% below full charter

Bedford → Teterboro

3 offers · typical $7,166 · 39% below full charter

Teterboro → Stuart

3 offers · typical $12,800 · 39% below full charter

Stuart → Teterboro

3 offers · typical $15,400 · 40% below full charter

Mfuwe → Geneva

3 offers · typical $88,427 · 54% below full charter

Hayward → Las Vegas

3 offers · typical $10,100 · 42% below full charter

FAQ

What discount does EmptyJet's December 2026 index report?

An average of 45.0% below EmptyJet's estimate of a comparable one-way private charter, based on the 131 December offers with a comparison available (98.5% of priced inventory).

How does December 2026 compare with November 2026 in the index?

Priced offers fell by 149 to 133, the median listed fare rose $1,195 to $9,045, and the average discount widened 5.6 percentage points from 39.4% to 45.0%.

What does the $9,045 median figure represent?

It is the median listed empty-leg fare in USD across the 133 priced offers in EmptyJet's index scheduled to depart in December 2026.

Why is only one corridor cited for December 2026?

EmptyJet treats a corridor as citeable only at five or more offers in the departure month; in December 2026 only Tampa–Orlando cleared that threshold, with five offers.

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