Jet card provider Jet Linx is quickly growing its South Florida footprint with the grand opening today of its private terminal at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport (KOPF) and the announcement of its acquisition of Boca Raton-based charter operator and aircraft management firm Southern Jet. The KOPF terminal is Jet Linx’s 20th and Southern Jet’s operations at Boca Raton Airport will serve as the Omaha, Nebraska-based company’s 21st facility.
“We continue to see increasingly strong demand in Florida and have been focused on pursuing acquisition opportunities to expand our facilities and operations in the marketplace,” said Jet Linx CEO Jamie Walker.
Jet Linx’s 3,200-sq-ft terminal at KOPF features multiple seating and lounge areas, a conference room, an executive lounge, as well as a bar and café. Since 2021, Jet Linx has opened a private terminal in San Antonio, broke ground on a new facility in Omaha, and completed renovations of its private terminal in Dallas.
The acquisition of Southern Jet further taps into the South Florida private aviation market and demand for flights there from Teterboro and other Northeast U.S. airports, Walker added. It is also part of Jet Linx’s strategy to acquire select, local operators in the cities it serves to complement the company’s organic growth in those markets. Southern's charter fleet includes a Challenger 300, two Hawker 800XPs, and three Learjet 60s.