Lakeland private air charter expands fleet

Tryp Air Charter, based out of Lakeland Linder International Airport, expanded its fleet and upgraded one of its planes due to an increase in demand for charter flights.

In the second quarter of 2024, the company documented a 40% increase in private charter services according to a release. It expects a similar forecast for the third quarter and purchased a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to keep up with the demand.

The Pilatus PC-12 is a nine-passenger Swiss aircraft that has been in production since 1991. This purchase is the fourth addition of Pilatus PC-12s to Tryp’s fleet. One of the other PC-12s was recently renovated to a 2025 design interior and got an exterior paint job as part of the process in meeting the new demand, the release states.