17 Facts About Surf Air

Surf Air is a Los Angeles-based aviation marketplace that offers members access to private charter flights for a fixed monthly fee.

In June 2017, Surf Air expanded service into Texas with its acquisition of RISE, a Texas-based air travel provider.

In July 2017, Surf Air started operations in Europe, debuting its maiden trip from London to Ibiza.

Surf Air Europe operated under the same subscription model where customers pay a monthly fee starting from £1,750 for unlimited travel.

Surf Air would start with flights from London to Zurich during the week and to Ibiza in Spain at weekends.

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Surf Air Europe had one Embraer Phenom 300 private jet in its fleet.

In October 2017, Surf Air began offering a membership that provides all-you-can-fly in both the European and US networks for £3,150.

Surf Air planned to feature dozens more aircraft within the next three to five years.

Surf Air emerged in 2012 from MuckerLab, a Los Angeles-based business incubator.

Surf Air raised at least $9 million from investors, including $500,000 from VegasTechFund, Velos Partners, and Base Ventures.

In May 2016, Surf Air received 2 additional aircraft phasing out their older legacy PC-12s.

Surf Air announced the sale of its 2,000th membership in September 2015,2,500th in December 2015, and 3,000th in June 2016.

In February 2018, Surf Air launched on-demand charter enabling customers to charter the entire aircraft, including airplanes not in the Surf Air fleet.

In October 2018, Surf Air announced Surf Air Express, a new membership program targeting less frequent travelers with an annual membership fee and payments for each flight.

Surf Air Europe, established in 2017 as the European branch, went into liquidation in December 2018.

In February 2021, Surf Air announced the acquisition of Ampaire which has been developing a hybrid-electric power train in Cessna aircraft.

In 2022, Surf Air continued to see month-to-month increases in flights and passenger count.