Deadly Learjet crash has elites reconsidering private air travel
Source: Business Insider ·
Tech investor Jason Calacanis said he's ditching private jets for commercial travel, writing in an X post: "See you in the lounge besties."
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The site where a Learjet crashed in Florida, killing all nine people on board.GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST via Reuters ConnectIn the wake of the deadly Learjet crash, some are reconsidering flying private.Tech investor Jason Calacanis said ditching private jets for commercial travel.A Learjet 60 crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board.The deadly business jet crash in Florida has some wealthy travelers rethinking the appeal of flying private.Jason Calacanis, a tech investor and co-host of the "All-In Podcast," said he's done flying on Learjet 60s after one plunged from the sky into a Palm Beach County neighborhood on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard."Never getting in a Lear 60 again," Calacanis wrote Tuesday in a post on X, adding that he plans to fly commercial instead."And with commercial being 10x cheaper and 10x safer, I'm only flying the big iron from the majors," wrote Calacanis.He also questioned whether flying private is even worth it, saying,…
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