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What is the difference between a charter and scheduled flight?

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What is the difference between a charter and scheduled flight?

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Charter flights are organised by tour operators to supply cheap available transport to their holiday destinations. Charter flights tend to run for short seasons, summer months to the summer sun holiday destinations and winter months to Ski or winter sun destinations. They also tend to operate on a weekly rotation and are generally only sold as one or two week durations, however some operators will sell odd durations and one ways close to the departure date depending upon their availability. The seats we sell are the operators excess availability or spare seats. The rules for charter flights are very strict once booked they can’t be changed amended or canceled without a charge or cancellation charge of up to 100 percent. Charter airlines are like bus companies who supply the equipment and staff to the tour operators who organise the route and also the selling of the seats on the aircraft. Small operators that can’t afford to charter a whole plane will often group together with other sma

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