DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORK AIR TRAVEL SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD

An air travel scheduling system and method for making charter-type flight scheduling available to the general public on a readily accessible and reasonable-cost basis. Individuals wanting to travel to, from or between non-hub cities can arrange, through a directory service web site on a distributed computer system, an individualized flight itinerary between specified locations. The directory service has a listing of a wide range of aircraft types and sizes currently available through fixed base operators. Based on factors which may include the booking traveler's point of origin, destination and number of passengers, the directory service assigns a most appropriate aircraft to satisfy the traveler's flight requirements in the most direct and cost-effective manner.