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Empty Leg Index · December 2026

EmptyJet Index: December 2026 empty-leg offers average 44.8% below full-charter estimates

The EmptyJet Empty Leg Index recorded 134 priced empty-leg offers for December 2026 departures, at a median listed fare of $9,045. Average savings versus comparable full-charter estimates came in at 44.8%, up 5.1 percentage points from November 2026.

Offers listed
134
Median price
$9,045
Avg. vs full charter
45%

Key takeaways

  1. According to EmptyJet's Empty Leg Index, December 2026 empty-leg offers averaged 44.8% below full-charter estimates, up 5.1 percentage points from November 2026.
  2. EmptyJet data show 134 priced empty-leg offers for December 2026 departures, 156 fewer than the 290 recorded for November 2026.
  3. The median listed empty-leg fare in EmptyJet's December 2026 index was $9,045, $1,245 higher than the November 2026 median of $7,800.
  4. EmptyJet's December 2026 index shows 49.2% of offers priced 25–40% below full-charter estimates, with a further 32.6% in the 40–55% band.
  5. Offers discounted 55% or more accounted for 17.4% of December 2026 listings in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index, while just 0.8% fell under 25%.
  6. EmptyJet recorded December 2026 offers on 28 separate departure days, peaking at 12 offers on 26 December 2026.

Offers by departure day

Offers by departure day2026-12-01: 62026-12-02: 92026-12-03: 92026-12-04: 52026-12-05: 22026-12-07: 12026-12-08: 32026-12-09: 32026-12-10: 12026-12-11: 22026-12-12: 12026-12-13: 32026-12-14: 22026-12-15: 32026-12-17: 12026-12-18: 12026-12-19: 92026-12-20: 62026-12-21: 32026-12-22: 22026-12-23: 52026-12-25: 62026-12-26: 122026-12-27: 62026-12-28: 62026-12-29: 82026-12-30: 82026-12-31: 11135791113151719212325272931

December 2026 empty-leg offers in the EmptyJet Empty Leg Index by departure day: 28 days carried at least one priced offer, with a peak of 12 on 26 December 2026.

Savings vs full charter

Share of offers by savings band (%)Under 25%: 0.825–40%: 49.240–55%: 32.655%+: 17.4Under 225–40%40–55%55%+

Distribution of December 2026 EmptyJet offers by savings versus full-charter estimates: 0.8% under 25%, 49.2% at 25–40%, 32.6% at 40–55% and 17.4% at 55% or more, based on the 132 offers with a comparison.

Where offers cluster

North America held 81.3% of December 2026 indexed offers (109 listings, median $8,500, average discount 44.8%), followed by Europe at 11.2% (15 listings, median $9,045). Africa represented 4.5% of the month with 6 offers at a median of $51,349 and the highest regional average discount, 60.4%; Oceania and Asia together accounted for 2.2%.

Busy corridors

The only December 2026 corridor meeting the index's five-offer threshold was Tampa–Orlando, with 5 priced offers at a typical listed fare of $4,860 and an average discount of 38.3% versus full-charter estimates.

Tampa → Orlando

5 offers · typical $4,860 · 38% below full charter

Teterboro → West Palm Beach

4 offers · typical $15,450 · 40% below full charter

West Palm Beach → Teterboro

4 offers · typical $16,150 · 40% below full charter

Orlando → Tampa

4 offers · typical $4,875 · 38% below full charter

Teterboro → Naples

3 offers · typical $8,066 · 39% below full charter

Naples → Teterboro

3 offers · typical $9,866 · 38% below full charter

Stuart → Teterboro

3 offers · typical $15,400 · 40% below full charter

Teterboro → Bedford

3 offers · typical $7,933 · 39% below full charter

Bedford → Teterboro

3 offers · typical $7,166 · 39% below full charter

Teterboro → Stuart

3 offers · typical $12,800 · 39% below full charter

FAQ

What does the 44.8% figure in EmptyJet's December 2026 index represent?

It is the average gap between listed empty-leg fares and EmptyJet's estimate of a comparable one-way private charter, calculated across the 132 December 2026 offers that carried a comparison — 98.5% of priced listings for the month.

How did December 2026 compare with November 2026 in the EmptyJet index?

Priced offers fell by 156 to 134, the median listed fare rose by $1,245 to $9,045, and the average discount widened by 5.1 percentage points to 44.8% from 39.7%.

Which months' departures are counted in the December 2026 figures?

Only priced empty-leg offers on EmptyJet scheduled to depart between 1 and 31 December 2026. This is listed inventory for that departure month, so totals can change.

Why is Tampa–Orlando the only corridor cited for December 2026?

A corridor must carry at least five offers in the month to be treated as citeable in the index, and Tampa–Orlando was the sole December 2026 pairing to clear that mark, with 5 offers at a typical $4,860.

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