Boca Raton based DayJet expands again
Published January 24th, 2008
By John Johnston
Managing Editor
A transportation phenomenon that began last fall in Boca Raton has
spread throughout the southeastern United States.
DayJet Corporation announced the addition of Naples, Florida and
Savannah, Georgia to its DayPort™ service network. DayJet™
members can fly “Per-Seat, On-Demand” jet service to and
from 45 regional destinations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi
and South Carolina when they begin or end their travel at Naples Municipal
Airport (KAPF), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV)
or other DayPort airports.
It was just in December that DayJet announced the addition of 28
new destinations. The firm began operations in October 2007 with five
destinations -- Boca Raton, Lakeland, Gainesville, Tallahassee and
Pensacola. The new locations then included one in Mississippi, three
in Alabama, five in Georgia, and 20 in Florida.
“As important centers of commerce, culture and government,
Naples and Savannah are strategic additions to our DayPort service
network,” said Ed Iacobucci, DayJet president and CEO.
“In addition to affording more travel options to our members,
DayJet is bringing jobs and better connectivity to the communities
we serve. With the growth of our fleet, DayJet will continue to expand
our service network, giving business travelers throughout the Southeast
unprecedented regional travel options.”
Iacobucci said DayJet selected Naples and Savannah because each represents
a strong local economy and business environment that is “underserved
by traditional transportation options.”
The two new DayPort communities are projected to receive a total
annual economic impact in excess of $10 million each from the arrival
of DayJet service within its first three years of operation.
The entire DayJet concept is based on state-of-the-art computer systems
and programming making the most efficient use of DayJet’s fleet
of Eclipse 500™ very light jets.
The firm has developed the world’s first “Per-Seat, On-Demand”
jet service “that makes the convenience of corporate jet travel
broadly available and affordable for more people and organizations,
turning wasted travel time into valuable business and personal time,”
said Iacobucci.
Per-Seat” means customers “only pay for the seat(s) they
need, not the entire aircraft, he explained, adding: “On-Demand
means customers fly according to their individually negotiated time
requirements.”
Iacobucci said DayJet is among the best-capitalized pre-operational
air carriers in US history and the first 100 percent all-digital operator.
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