Subscriber growth accelerated in the first six days as the platform gained paying customers and media coverage.
EmptyLegFinder.aero, an online marketplace dedicated to discounted private jet empty leg flights, reports 400% subscriber growth in the first six days following its public launch on February 17, 2026. The platform also secured its first paying customers within 24 hours of going live, confirming demand for a centralised empty leg marketplace.
Empty leg flights are one-way repositioning flights operated when a private jet must return to base or travel to collect another client. These flights are typically offered at discounts of up to 80% below standard charter rates but have historically been difficult for travellers to locate in one place. EmptyLegFinder.aero aggregates inventory from operators across the United States and Canada into a single searchable platform.
The company conducted a private soft launch in January 2026 with a select group of users to validate the platform before opening to the public. Following the public launch, subscriber growth continued daily throughout the first week. The launch announcement was then picked up by 16 media outlets including USA Today Network, Travel and Tour World and MENA FN.
Zaher Deir, CEO of EmptyLegFinder.aero, says: “The daily subscriber growth and the paying customer milestone within the first 24 hours were clear signals that this market has been waiting for exactly this kind of platform. We built EmptyLegFinder.aero because empty legs represent genuine value that was largely invisible to the average traveller. The first week has validated that premise in a way that data alone could not. We are now focused on expanding our operator relationships and deepening the inventory available to our members.”
