Brad Pitt and Inés de Ramón chartered Platoon Aviation's Pilatus PC-24 jet at €9,000/hr to leave Madrid
Why It MattersHigh-profile charter flights spotlight how light-jet versatility and discreet short-field access shape demand in the premium private aviation segment.
What happened
Brad Pitt and his partner Inés de Ramón departed Madrid on a Pilatus PC-24 private jet chartered through German operator Platoon Aviation, at a rate of approximately €9,000 per hour. The flight followed appearances at the San Sebastián Film Festival and a stay at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz hotel in the Spanish capital.
The aircraft, valued at €11 million, is a 2024-built twin-jet manufactured by Swiss company Pilatus. It measures 16.81 metres in length, cruises at 815 km/h and has a range of 3,704 kilometres, enabling non-stop connections across European destinations including London, Ibiza, Rome, Barcelona and Lisbon.
Marketed by Pilatus as the "Super Versatile Jet," the PC-24 features an interior designed in collaboration with BMW Designworks, including soft-leather executive seating, mood lighting, and seating that converts into a full-sized flat bed. The cabin provides access to a 90-cubic-foot baggage compartment and a pallet-sized cargo door, and the aircraft is certified to operate from short or unpaved airfields, allowing passengers to bypass main airport terminals.
Industry impact & what to watch
Celebrity charter movements like this one illustrate how light jets with short-field capability compete for a niche once dominated by larger cabin aircraft: the draw is not cabin size but the ability to land closer to a destination and skip main terminal processing. A twin-jet priced at roughly €9,000 per hour sits well below large-cabin charter rates, reflecting the PC-24's smaller size and single-pilot-capable design even as its BMW Designworks interior and flat-bed seating target the same premium clientele as larger aircraft.
This segment of the charter market runs on exactly this kind of flexibility: operators like Platoon Aviation market aircraft that can reach regional airfields near resort towns such as Ibiza or San Sebastián, routes that larger jets often cannot serve directly. Whether this flight represents a one-off booking or a broader pattern of PC-24 use for short European hops by high-profile travelers is not established by what is known so far.
