--- description: Because bullet trains are declassé title: Uber Offers Private Jet Service to Cannes Film Festival image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf120fa1926fd1ddc/69868ee813c79fa5f01920a9/131523713.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Uber Offers Private Jet Service to Cannes for 1%ers Who Don't Plan Ahead  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 3:04 PM CUT  Cessna Citation Mustang 510 Jet 01 Cessna Citation Mustang 510 Jet 01Nick Dolding—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 3:04 PM CUT In its never-ending pursuit of the stranded commuter, taxi startup Uber will offer private jets from Paris to Cannes during that peak commute time for the 1%, the Cannes Film Festival. Users will be able to hail a jet on the app from May 12 to May 18\. The service, offered in partnership with Goodwill Airlines, will allow travelers to hail a black car to Paris’ Bourget airport, followed by a private jet to Nice, followed by another black car to Cannes, all in a few easy swipes on the smartphone. The ride will cost $8,930, which can be split between three jetsetters, and if the price tag seems a bit high for a scrappy independent film maker, Uber will knock another $34 off of the airfare with the promo code “AirUber.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/95999/uber-private-jet-cannes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/95999/uber-private-jet-cannes/"},"headline":"Uber Offers Private Jet Service to Cannes for 1%ers Who Don't Plan Ahead","datePublished":"2014-05-12T15:04:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:12.880Z","description":"Because bullet trains are declasse","url":"https://time.com/95999/uber-private-jet-cannes/","keywords":["Tech","App","Uber","Cannes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf120fa1926fd1ddc/69868ee813c79fa5f01920a9/131523713.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf120fa1926fd1ddc/69868ee813c79fa5f01920a9/131523713.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"131523713","caption":"131523713","creditText":"Nick Dolding—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/95999/uber-private-jet-cannes/","name":"Uber Offers Private Jet Service to Cannes for 1%ers Who Don't Plan Ahead"}}]}] ```