Savvy travellers reveal how to fly in a private jet for free

Private jets are usually thought of as an exclusive means of transport for chief executives, high-paid athletes or A-list actors.

But a travel blogger has revealed how he and his wife got a taste of the high life and had a jet all to themselves without having to pay a dime.

By flying in the lap of luxury, Gilbert Ott, 29, and Laura Burns, 28, didn’t have to endure queues or annoying seatmates – and they scored the free flight in a very simple way that even cash-strapped travellers can replicate.

Married couple Gilbert Ott, 29, and Laura Burns, 28, pose for a snap on board their free private jet flight from Boston to Washington, DC

Ott, from New York, boards the Cessna Citation X aircraft at a private passenger terminal at Boston's Logan International Airport

Burns, originally from London, and Ott combined online vouchers to score the free one-way, one-hour flight on a private jet

The couple flew in the lap of luxury, with a view into the cockpit and their choice of seats - giving them the best views at all times

Burns and Ott, who describe themselves as ordinary people, passed the time by playing poker and sipping wine they brought on board

Ott, a New Yorker and the founder of the websitegodsavethepoints.com, and Burns, originally from London, should have paid about $1,500 (£1,000) for the one-way flight from Boston to Washington, DC.

But the savvy travellers combined online vouchers that covered the entire cost of last Wednesday’s 80-minute journey on board a Cessna Citation X aircraft, which costs $23million (£16million) brand new.

Ott said their first ever private jet trip was eye-opening, with a view into the cockpit, more than enough legroom and luxuries that aren’t afforded to those who fly the same route on commercial aircraft.