In short, you should use Avlat to save time, costs and hassles.
Trip service elements for flights operated by B&GA, Military and even Commercial Airlines (for diversion, delivery and redelivery trips) are procured and fulfilled using the Email and Telephone using multiple layers of intermediaries. This adds to the complexity and cost.
You would first source a Trip Cost Estimate (TCE) or an Estimate through your Trip Support Provider who in turn collates estimates from his end stakeholders, such as Fueller, Ground Handler, Airport, etc. This process alone has a lead time of about 12 - 48 hours!
Of course, your Trip never gets fulfilled as per the original schedule. Dates, Times, Pax, Destination, Route, Flight Level, Speed, etc., all get revised multiple times. 20 emails and 20 calls later, the trip gets fulfilled. This is just for one sector of the trip! Add 5 sectors to the Trip and the complexity becomes apparent leading to service lapses. A messed-up Overflight Permit, a missed Visa for a passenger added at the last minute, a forgotten Catering Order, a delayed Fuel Truck, delayed CIQ, etc. All real life examples! Post the trip, invoices get generated, get disputed, and after innumerable follow up finally get paid.
Operators frequently experience serious operational and customer service issues leading to a poor aircraft ownership experience.
AvPlat aims to change the status quo by making Trip Support smoother, easier and instant. We believe in transparency and reliability. We believe that you should be able to view rates from different service providers - instantly and simultaneously - and then choose the one that works best for you. We believe that you should know and understand every cost included in your trip estimate, that costs you are given should be honored, no matter what. We believe there should be open communication all the way through, in case you have any questions about the status of your trip services at any point.
We believe that Trip Support should not be the most time-consuming and hassling part of your day. It should be quick and easy to get your trip estimate, activate, manage and pay for your trip, and get the answers you need.
You should use Avlat to save time, costs and hassles.