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The NGO, Gift of the Givers, told South African media it did not know who had chartered the flight or a previous one that brought 176 Gazans on October 28.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Shipping giant Maersk said it had chartered the vessel and was carrying its customers' cargo.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

If Thomas had chartered the plane and the 162-foot yacht himself, the total cost of the trip could have exceeded $500,000.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023

Excused from the Concacaf W Championship game, the star forward had chartered back from Washington after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

A group of veterans in Minnesota had chartered a bus to drive them to DC.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge