Frequently asked questions

Littlebird is an on-demand private charter service that flies Cirrus aircraft directly between regional airports, with instant online pricing and booking. It is a DBA of Jetvia, a FAR Part 135 operator.

No. Littlebird is on-demand private charter: you book the whole airplane for your trip, on your schedule, rather than a seat on a scheduled flight. Flights are operated under FAA Part 135 charter certificates.

Littlebird is a DBA (doing business as) of Jetvia, a FAR Part 135 charter operator flying since 1985.

No. You pay one price for the whole airplane and can bring up to 5 passengers, so the more people share the flight, the less each person pays.

Search your departure and arrival airports, date and number of passengers on littlebird.aero, choose an aircraft from the live prices, add your passengers and pay online.

You can search without an account. You'll need a free account to book, and we may ask you to create one to see prices.

A quote holds for 24 hours. Prices can change before checkout if aircraft availability changes, and we always show you the new price before you pay.

Yes. Choose round trip and pick your return date and time. If you wait at your destination, the aircraft may stay with you (overnight charges can apply) or fly home and come back for you, whichever the price shows.

Yes. Departure times are always local to the airport you're leaving from.

Instant-book trips (24 hours to 90 days out) are confirmed when payment succeeds at checkout. Requests are confirmed by our team, and we email you as soon as they are.

No. Your card is saved at checkout, with no charge or hold, and charged only when we confirm the trip. If we can't, nothing is charged.

Online bookings and requests are accepted from 2 hours up to 365 days before departure.

Online requests need at least 2 hours notice. For shorter notice, contact us directly and we'll check what's available.

It depends on the route, date, time and aircraft. Search any two airports in our service area to see live, all-in prices in seconds; the home page also shows example trips and prices.

Yes. The price you see includes the flight, any repositioning, applicable fees and federal taxes, shown line by line before you pay.

Repositioning is flying the aircraft, without passengers, to where your trip starts or back to its base afterward. When it's needed it's included in your quote; flying between our home bases usually avoids it.

Credit cards add a 3% fee, shown before you're charged. Debit and prepaid cards, and payments from your deposit balance, have no card fee.

Prices are live: they depend on where our aircraft are, the calendar and the fees for those dates. If the price changes before checkout, we show you the new price before you pay.

Fly between our home bases within a service area, be flexible on your departure time, consider a nearby airport we suggest, and bring more passengers to share the whole-airplane price.

Home bases are the airports where our aircraft are based, currently Austin (KAUS), Dallas (KDAL), Fort Lauderdale (KFXE), Houston (KHOU) and Tampa (KTPA). They're marked on the map on our home page. Trips between them within a service area need little or no repositioning, so they cost less.

We sometimes offer coupon codes, entered at checkout, and promotional account credit, applied automatically. The biggest savings come from flying between home bases and filling the seats.

An all-Cirrus fleet: Cirrus SR20 and Cirrus Vision Jet.

It depends on the aircraft: the Cirrus SR20 seats up to 3; the Cirrus Vision Jet seats up to 5.

Yes. The Vision Jet is a pressurized single-engine jet that flies well above most weather.

Some aircraft have Starlink Wi-Fi, shown on the quote. It's never guaranteed.

Space and weight are limited in small aircraft. Pack soft-sided bags and tell us about anything large in the passenger notes when you book, so the crew can plan weight and balance.

Every Littlebird aircraft has the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), electronic stability protection and modern Garmin avionics, and every flight is operated under FAA Part 135 commercial charter rules by trained professional pilots.

The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System: a parachute for the entire aircraft. In a serious emergency it lowers the whole airplane and everyone inside gently to the ground.

Yes. Every aircraft we fly, piston or jet, carries the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.

The pilot-in-command. If weather or any other condition makes a flight unsafe, they can delay or cancel it, as set out in the Charter Agreement.

Every pilot has at least 1,200 flight hours, completes Part 135 indoctrination training and a standardized Cirrus program, and takes recurrent training and check rides.

Your aircraft is flown by a professional charter pilot who meets our training and experience standards; crew details appear on your trip once it's confirmed.

Littlebird is a DBA of Jetvia, a FAR Part 135 operator. All flights are operated under the respective FAA Part 135 certificates of Jetvia and our partners.

A commercial on-demand flight operated under FAA Part 135, the rules for certificated charter operators, with commercial standards for pilots, maintenance and operations.

Between airports in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The map on our home page shows every service area and home base.

Usually, yes. We fly from small regional airports as long as the runway suits the aircraft. Search your airport to see if we serve it.

Add it as your home airport in your account profile. We're expanding, and demand from customers guides where we go next.

Our aircraft are built for regional trips. Longer legs may include a quick fuel stop, which the quote shows; the Vision Jet has the longest range in our fleet.

Yes, where our service areas include airports outside the U.S. Search the airports to see availability and prices, including international taxes.

Every passenger needs a valid passport, and you add their passport details to the booking. Check entry requirements for your destination before you travel.

Small aircraft have strict weight and balance limits, so the crew plans every flight with each passenger's approximate weight. It's kept private.

Yes. Names on the booking must match each passenger's government ID; international trips need passports.

Yes, update them on your trip page before departure. Keep names exactly as on ID.

Yes. Tell us in the passenger notes when you book. A $500 per-day pet fee applies to cover cleaning.

Yes, $500 per day for any pets, covering cleaning. Any damage is charged separately.

There's no airline check-in or security line; arrive a little before departure with ID for every passenger. Your trip page shows the FBO for each leg.

A fixed-base operator: the private terminal at an airport where charter flights board. Your FBO is shown on your trip once it's confirmed.

Our team contacts you before departure with any weather updates. The pilot-in-command decides whether it's safe to fly, and weather delays or cancellations are handled under the Charter Agreement.

There's a one-hour grace period. Beyond that, delays that affect another flight may carry a $500 fee per 30 minutes, and over 90 minutes may be treated as a cancellation.

Major credit and debit cards through Stripe, and wire or ACH transfers to your own deposit account number. Account credit and coupons are applied at checkout.

Yes. Your account has its own account number for wire and ACH. Funds become your deposit balance, usable at checkout, and any unused balance is refundable to your bank.

Yes. Deposits stay yours until a booking uses them, and you can ask for any unused deposit back to the bank account it came from.

Instant-book trips are charged at checkout. Requests save your card at checkout and charge it only when our team confirms the trip.

Domestic flights are fully refundable more than 72 hours before departure, 50% refundable 72 to 48 hours before, and non-refundable inside 48 hours. Peak days are refundable only more than 120 hours out. International trips have their own schedule.

Contact us as soon as your plans change: email [email protected], call +1 (512) 641-1367 or use the live chat on any page.

Back to the original payment method. Account credit and deposits go back to your account balance.

Specific high-demand dates published at jetvia.com/peakday, with a stricter cancellation policy.

No. Wi-Fi is never guaranteed, and a lack of Wi-Fi isn't grounds for a penalty-free cancellation.

Yes. Add them as a planner from your account. Planners can book and manage your trips on your behalf.

Passport images are visible only to you and our operations team, and are used only for your trips.

You must be at least 18 to create an account and book.