Private air travel has long been considered a luxury reserved for celebrities and the rich. Now it’s becoming an experience available to ordinary travelers through services allowing them to book seats on private planes which would otherwise be sitting idle. Do the big commercial carriers have to worry? CGTN’s Phil Lavelle went to Austin, Texas to find out.
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