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For UK owners of a French, Spanish or Italian house, the 90/180 rule has made the calendar as important as the deed. Private charter cannot alter the immigration arithmetic, but it can remove the friction that turns a short visit into a lost weekend — and make the opening and closing of a European home a more measured affair.
Private charter removes the airline bag tariff, not the laws of weight and balance. A practical guide to hold capacity by aircraft type, golf and ski equipment, duty-free limits and the items that still need special clearance.
Jet cards, fractional shares, charter programmes and outright ownership each solve a different problem. This 2026 playbook compares flexibility, capital outlay, peak-date access and the fees that can catch UK clients out — and identifies which model suits which travel pattern.