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Empty Leg Index · September 2026

EmptyJet Empty Leg Index: September 2026 logs 2,319 priced offers at 39.0% average discount

The EmptyJet Empty Leg Index for September 2026 records 2,319 priced empty-leg offers scheduled to depart during the month, with a median listed fare of $8,131. Offers with a full-charter comparison averaged 39.0% below EmptyJet's full-charter estimates.

Offers listed
2,315
Median price
$8,131
Avg. vs full charter
39%

Key takeaways

  1. According to the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, September 2026 carried 2,319 priced empty-leg offers with a median listed fare of $8,131.
  2. EmptyJet data show September 2026 empty-leg offers averaged 39.0% below full-charter estimates, based on the 2,105 offers with a comparison available.
  3. Full-charter comparisons covered 90.8% of priced September 2026 offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index.
  4. The largest savings band in EmptyJet's September 2026 index was 25-40% below full charter, at 56.9% of compared offers, while 10.3% were priced 55% or more below.
  5. Per EmptyJet data, North America supplied 1,938 of September 2026's priced offers, an 83.6% share, at a median listed fare of $8,219.
  6. EmptyJet's September 2026 index recorded its heaviest single departure date on 16 September 2026, with 324 listed offers.

Offers by departure day

Offers by departure day2026-09-15: 3072026-09-16: 3242026-09-17: 2592026-09-18: 2552026-09-19: 2092026-09-20: 2392026-09-21: 1272026-09-22: 842026-09-23: 682026-09-24: 952026-09-25: 662026-09-26: 542026-09-27: 832026-09-28: 532026-09-29: 302026-09-30: 6215161718192021222324252627282930

September 2026 listed empty-leg departures by day: 16 dated days carried offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, peaking at 324 offers on 16 September 2026.

Savings vs full charter

Share of offers by savings band (%)Under 25%: 12.625–40%: 56.940–55%: 20.355%+: 10.3Under 225–40%40–55%55%+

September 2026 offers by savings band vs full-charter estimates: under 25% at 12.6%, 25-40% at 56.9%, 40-55% at 20.3% and 55%+ at 10.3% of the 2,105 compared offers.

Where offers cluster

North America and Europe together represented 98.7% of September 2026 offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, at 83.6% and 15.1% respectively. Europe's 351 offers carried a 29.8% average discount and a median listed fare of $7,966, against North America's 40.2% average discount. South America, Asia and Africa each accounted for 0.4% or less of the month's priced offers.

Busy corridors

EmptyJet's September 2026 index identified Destin-Jacksonville as the densest citeable corridor with 16 offers at a typical listed price of $6,333 and a 38.9% average discount, followed by El Paso-Orlando with 13 offers at $19,007. Houston-Philadelphia (12 offers, $13,991), Orlando-Atlanta (11 offers, $9,432) and Sarasota/Bradenton-Columbia (10 offers, $9,919) completed the month's citeable corridors.

Destin → Jacksonville

16 offers · typical $6,333 · 39% below full charter

El Paso → Orlando

13 offers · typical $19,007 · 39% below full charter

Houston → Philadelphia

12 offers · typical $13,991 · 38% below full charter

Orlando → Atlanta

11 offers · typical $9,432 · 39% below full charter

Sarasota/Bradenton → Columbia

10 offers · typical $9,919 · 39% below full charter

Jacksonville → Auburn

10 offers · typical $10,260 · 38% below full charter

Houston → Lee's Summit

10 offers · typical $10,410 · 40% below full charter

Houston → Sarasota/Bradenton

10 offers · typical $15,751 · 37% below full charter

Atlanta → Orlando

10 offers · typical $9,755 · 38% below full charter

Brooksville → Columbia

10 offers · typical $10,070 · 38% below full charter

FAQ

What does the September 2026 offer count in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index represent?

It represents 2,319 priced empty-leg offers on EmptyJet scheduled to depart during the September 2026 calendar month. This is listed inventory for that departure month, so totals can change.

How is the 39.0% average discount for September 2026 calculated?

It compares listed empty-leg fares in USD with EmptyJet's estimate of a comparable one-way private charter, averaged across the 2,105 September 2026 offers where such a comparison was available — 90.8% of priced offers.

Is the $8,131 figure an average or a median?

It is the median listed empty-leg fare in USD across September 2026 priced offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index. Regional medians ranged from $7,100 in South America to $16,272 in Asia.

Which regional discount figures does the September 2026 index report?

Average discounts by region were 40.2% in North America (1,938 offers), 29.8% in Europe (351), 49.0% in South America (10), 33.1% in Asia (10) and 46.5% in Africa (5).

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