MISSISSAUGA — First impressions are everything, and boy, did Chartright Air Group make a good one among the travel agent community. The aircraft management, charter and maintenance provider hosted an open house at one of its hangars at Toronto Pearson on Aug. 22 to introduce travel agents and trade media to its private jet services.
With several of the company’s sleek, luxury jets on full display, Graham Nierop, Director of Sales, highlighted Chartright’s growing operations and how, for the first time since its inception in 1987, the company is finally working with travel advisors in an official capacity. “This will be our first time partnering with travel agents across Canada. We saw an opportunity to assist agents in managing bookings for their clients, offering them the convenience of private air travel,” he tells Travelweek.
Although Nierop doesn’t have a good reason as to why it’s taken nearly 40 years to work with agents (“We just typically haven’t explored this space until now”), he’s hopeful of what’s to come and is very mindful of what’s important to the agent community. “We can work with agents based on their preferences, either by building commissions into quotes or offering a net rate,” he says. “We also understand the sensitivity around your clients and we don’t get in the middle of that.
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