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\u201cI enjoy my membership so much that I am delighted to\nendorse ONEflight by becoming a brand ambassador and spokesman for this rapidly\ngrowing private jet provider,\u201d said Elway. \u201cI look forward to our long\nrelationship and am excited to be a part of the ONEflight family as they\ncontinue their expansion into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded in 2010, the Colorado-based private jet firm\nrevolutionized the industry when it pioneered Book a Jet, a proprietary digital\nbooking platform designed to streamline privatized aircraft reservations that\nwere previously done by calling a travel agent. BAJ allows members to securely\nsearch, select and book a private aircraft based upon availability, size,\npricing and amenities. ONEflight clients include actor and producer Kurt\nRussell and American winemaker Michael Mondavi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJohn is a very big name both locally in Colorado and\nnationally,\u201d said Ferren Rajput, Founder and CEO of ONEflight International.\n\u201cFrom Florida to California, everyone knows John Elway. He is a proven winner\non and off the field and we are fortunate that he has chosen to put his\ncelebrated name behind our company. I don\u2019t believe someone like John would\nblindly do that. We\u2019re the quiet company in Denver that\u2019s making a big impact\non the aviation world. I believe John sees our commitment to our clients and\nthe best-in-class technology we provide for the private jet space. He is a\ngreat addition to our roster of esteemed clients who act as spokespeople for\nus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elway was introduced to ONEflight International by a friend\nand existing member earlier this year. Acting as a brand ambassador for the\nprivate jet firm, he will be primarily involved in the company\u2019s marketing\noutreach, such as television commercials and event sponsorships, in order to\nemphasize ONEflight\u2019s dedication to customer service and the BAJ digital\nplatform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cAfter careful review of their industry unique jet club\nprogram as compared to others, I joined ONEflight. I appreciate the exceptional\nservice and benefits of their BAJ membership. It is important to know that I\ncan rely on them 100 percent, even on short notice, to get me where I need to\nbe and have the comfort and guarantee that safety is a top priority,\u201d said\nElway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ONEflight International \u201cis similar to a country club in the\nsky,\u201d said Rajput. Clients sign up through an upfront initiation fee then\nchoose a membership package based on the number of flight hours they require.\nONEflight contracts with 480 FAA-backed charter operators for a fleet of over\n5,000 private jets available to their clients all over the world. With so many\nplanes at their disposal, clients may select their preferred aircraft model\nupon booking each flight. Memberships also offer complimentary in-flight\ncatering, an executive car service to and from the airport as well as fixed\nannual rates on plane models and packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social distancing catapulted private travel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Elway\u2019s partnership with ONEflight underscores the growing\ndemand for non-commercialized travel across the globe. Rajput reported the firm\nsaw a 115 percent increase in its client base since the beginning of 2020\naround the onset of the pandemic. As COVID-19 prompted worldwide lockdowns,\ntravel restrictions and social distancing measures, Rajput believes many\ntravelers who previously flew commercial airlines turned to private jet\ncharters for health and safety reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone is fearful of COVID-19, especially given the rise\nof the Delta variant. Masking requirements and social distancing measures are\nnot issues when you fly private because it\u2019s just your inner circle who are\nboarding.\u201d ONEflight adheres to strict safety standards, mandating travelers\nprovide COVID-19 declaration forms before every flight to ensure the crew\u2019s\nsafety in the event a traveler contracted the virus and plans to board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pleasure travel eclipsing business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The pandemic also shifted the reasons why people travel.\nGlobal business travel expenses dropped by 52 percent in 2020, according to\nMcKinsey & Company. Despite the vaccine roll out over the winter, remote\nwork and flexible work arrangements are now standard practices after nearly two\nyears of office building capacity restrictions and social distancing\nrequirements that drove professionals to home offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBusiness travel was approximately half of our client\u2019s\ntravel pre-COVID. Businesses have moved to their homes, so the need for this\ntype of travel dropped dramatically. On the other hand, pleasure travel such as\nweekend getaways and extended vacations went up dramatically, from 50 percent\nof our business to 95 percent,\u201d said Rajput. \u201cEven with freedoms coming back\ndue to vaccine availability and access, we\u2019re only seeing 10 to 15 percent of\nour clients using the service for business as of right now. There will surely\nbe a comeback, but it\u2019s far down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Technology reshapes the private jet industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another economic condition driving demand for ONEflight\u2019s\nservices is the rising shift toward automation and emerging technologies to\nproduce greater efficiency for day-to-day activities. ONEflight\u2019s BAJ online\nreservation system was the first of its kind for the private jet industry and\nits adoption was swift. Upon its unveiling in late 2017, approximately eight\npercent of members enrolled immediately. By the end of 2018, 95 percent of\nONEflight members had embraced BAJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cONEflight\u2019s online BAJ booking platform is a simple tool\nthat I can easily search and select my own flights 24 hours a day with just a\nfew fingertip swipes,\u201d said Elway. \u201cThe new app in development will be even\nmore revolutionary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ONEflight\u2019s membership program and online platform has\nexperienced a significant uptick in new clients year over year with a 95\npercent retention rate according to Rajput, highlighting one more industry in\nwhich technological advancements and digitization transformed the market. The\nmove toward technologically enhanced private travel like that offered by\nONEflight appears here to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople who jumped into private travel over the last few\nyears are not going back to the airlines. While the airlines have bounced back\nsince COVID, our clients will continue to fly private with us. We expect this\ncompany to grow multiple fold over the next five years,\u201d said Rajput.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ONEflight International, Inc. announced the appointment of John Elway as a brand ambassador for the global private jet firm. The three-time Superbowl\u00a9 champion, two as a player and one as the general manager, and current President of Football Operations for the Denver Broncos joins a growing list of public figures partnering with ONEflight, including ABC\u00a9\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19403,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19400\/revisions\/19403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}