By LISA ZAHRAN

Savvy air travelers can now skip the long queues, flight delays, stopovers and other headaches like lost baggage or flight cancellations, all while enjoying the luxurious amenities and privacy of a private jet.

CoGoJets is now making traveling by private jet easily accessible through their innovative online, member-based, social networking website to share a private jet.

CoGoJets founder and CEO Jamie Walker (pictured above) says he saw an opportunity to provide a more fiscally minded and environmentally responsible means of private jet travel after observing half-empty aircraft flying all over the U.S. everyday.

"Even clients who can easily afford to fly private have been asking for a shared flight program," says Walker.

"All people need is a place to meet and coordinate before booking a jet. CoGoJets provides the place and the online tools to align people’s travel schedules."

Members can search for other travelers and mutually agree on itineraries, sharing the cost of travel, allowing customers to save from 50-90 percent off the retail cost of private jet travel. Additionally, CoGoJets offers its members a way to offset their flight's carbon footprint.

Members can voluntarily donate to the CoGoEco Program, on an individual flight basis, through a Flight Carbon Calculator built into the website. All proceeds go to Sustainable Travel International, a nonprofit organization committed to reducing the global environmental impact of travel and tourism.

CoGoJets members can now start connecting and booking flights through www.CoGoJets.com. Founding memberships start at US$500, an 80 percent discount off the annual membership fee of US$2,500. Membership gives access to share Light Jet, Midsize Jet and Heavy Jet flights.

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