Short answer

When does a helicopter fit a corporate or leisure travel booking?

A helicopter fits when a road or ferry leg would cost hours, when a schedule has several sites in a day, or when an airport-to-resort leg is the bottleneck. Travel agencies and travel management companies (for example global TMCs such as dnata, BCD Travel or FCM, named only as a type of business, not as SkyMatch partners) send the traveller's trip details; licensed local operators confirm quotes and permissions.

What the mission involves

1. SkyMatch is an independent broker: it coordinates independent licensed operators and does not own or operate aircraft. A person reviews your request and asks operators that fit the trip for options.
2. Send the traveller's dates, route, passengers and bags; SkyMatch returns the operator options for you to present to your client.
3. The selected operator confirms aircraft, crew, landing permission, timing and the price in writing; nothing is booked until you accept the offer.

What to send with your request

• Date and preferred time window (and how flexible it is)
• Departure and destination: airport, address or venue
• Number of passengers, and weights if the operator asks
• Baggage: number and size of bags, any long or heavy items
• Mission: private trip, corporate day, event, filming or another special mission
• Aircraft needs and permissions: cabin or twin-engine preference, and whether a private landing site has the owner's consent
• Ground transfer needed at either end, and any waiting or return leg

No fixed prices or schedules: each mission is quoted for the whole aircraft by a licensed operator, subject to aircraft availability, permissions, landing approval and weather. The operator confirms every detail.