Skydini Launches First Real-Time Internet Booking Tool for Private Air Charter; Charter Booking Platform Streamlines Process for Providers and Consumers

LEBANON, Tenn., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Skydini takes flight this week as the private air charter industry's first real-time Internet booking tool. Skydini.com features 24/7 access to a searchable database of pre-screened, FAA-certified charter jets, all available for instant booking. This will significantly expedite and streamline the booking process, helping charter customers escape the time-consuming hassles of current booking systems.

"Our goal is to revolutionize the private charter booking business. We've designed Skydini.com to be the fastest, most comprehensive booking tool out there," said Sonny Belew, co-founder of Skydini. "Unlike other online booking services, Skydini.com instantly connects private air charter providers and their customers, bringing the current 24 hour booking process down to just three to five minutes."

Skydini.com not only simplifies actual flight selection, but will also secure confirmation, payment and paperwork, saving hours each day for charter company schedulers and dispatchers, executive and personal assistants, brokers, travel agents and concierge services.

According to a survey conducted on behalf of Skydini, the majority of charter companies handle all details of flight booking, scheduling and coordinating in-house.* Charter company owners and dispatchers say that securing passenger details, contracts and payments top the list of booking headaches. The survey also revealed that the streamlined FAA requirements and real-time availability of Skydini are the most valuable attributes of an online scheduling concept.

The direct connection to consumers that Skydini provides will enable operators to continue to profit from this growing $5 billion a year industry. In fact, three-quarters of charter company owners and dispatchers surveyed say increased revenue is a primary benefit of Skydini's one-stop comparison shop. More than 7,000 charter flights originate in the U.S. each day and the FAA expects private jet flight hours to triple over the next 10 years. Unfortunately, flights fly empty 40 percent of the time. Skydini's unique system facilitates the booking of supplemental round-trips to reduce the number of empty legs.

"Skydini offers a savings opportunity to the private charter industry as a whole," said co-Founder Janet Fenner. "Customers won't have to shop around or play the waiting game in order to secure their ideal flight. With Skydini, charter providers won't have to handle anything but the flight itself."

Skydini.com launched for charter operators on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting & Convention. The site will go live for consumers to begin booking charter flights in early December 2007, once charter operator background checks have been completed and charter operators upload available aircraft.

About Skydini

Skydini is the first private air charter booking tool to offer 24/7 real- time access to the availability of pre-screened, FAA-certified charter jets from across the industry. Skydini's searchable database offers instant booking, direct global access to the private air charter market, comprehensive flight and aircraft specifications, and a streamlined process of confirmation, payment and paperwork. For more information please visit http://www.skydini.com/ .

*Survey of 199 charter owners and dispatchers and 250 corporate travel planners and executive assistants conducted by the Ketchum Global Research Network and Braun Research on behalf of Skydini. Surveys conducted July 9 - August 3, 2007.

CONTACT: Kelly McGrath of Ketchum for Skydini, +1-404-879-9170

Web Site: http://www.skydini.com/

SOURCE Skydini