# ESIFly > ESIFly is a marketplace for booking aerial experiences and aviation services in Europe: helicopter, airplane, hot-air balloon, flying lessons, private flights, empty legs, cost-shared flights and helicopter arrivals for events, offered by aviation operators, flying clubs and private pilots. - ESIFly is a booking platform and intermediary: it is not the air carrier and does not operate the aircraft. The operator, flying club or independent pilot in charge of the flight is solely responsible for it; the operator's identity is communicated to the customer once the booking is accepted. - Activities are published by aviation operators, flying clubs and eligible private pilots; what is available, at which price and under which rules varies by activity and by country. - Availability depends on the activity: dates, aircraft and pilot or operator availability; a flight goes ahead only if weather conditions and airspace restrictions allow it. - Flights sold by operators and flying clubs follow a booking-request flow: nothing is charged at checkout, the request must be sent at least 72 hours before the flight, the operator accepts it (or proposes other slots, or declines), and the customer then pays within 72 hours to validate the booking. A booking request is not a confirmed flight. - Cost-shared flights are confirmed by the pilot who accepts the request; the passenger pays the platform's intermediation fee when requesting, and the pilot's share of the direct costs is settled once the flight is accepted, according to the payment method offered. - Prices are indicative "from" prices per listing, published in EUR and displayed converted at the current rate; weekday and weekend rates may differ, and some fares depend on the aircraft and the passenger count. Default display currency for this market: EUR. - Storefront language: English (en) at the root, plus Deutsch under /de/, Español under /es/, Português under /pt/, Русский under /ru/, Nederlands under /nl/. HTML pages and Markdown resources are served in the language of their URL; other markets and languages are listed by the sitemap's hreflang alternates. - Cost-shared flights (coavionnage, also called « covoiturage aérien » in French) with private pilots are offered only where permitted by applicable aviation regulations. In the European Union, eligible flights operate under Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Part-NCO, non-commercial operations): passengers only share the direct costs of the flight, with no profit for the pilot, outside commercial air transport. - Activity Markdown sheets: append `.md` to any activity page URL (`https://esifly.eu/listing-product-detail/.md`) for a structured sheet — category, flight type, duration, capacity, aircraft, price per passenger, inclusions, rules and booking link. Every Markdown resource is served as text/markdown, marked noindex and links back to its HTML page. ## Discover and book - [All aerial activities on the map](https://esifly.eu/listing-product-map): Search every bookable aerial experience in Europe on a map and filter by location, category, price, duration and passenger count. - [Flights & discovery flights](https://esifly.eu/listing-flights): Discovery flights and introductory lessons near a location, and quote requests for private flights (plane, helicopter, business jet) between two cities on a chosen date. - [Empty legs](https://esifly.eu/empty-legs): Discounted one-way private flights on aircraft repositioning legs, published by operators, with alerts. Public page, not part of the sitemap. - [Cost-shared transfer flights](https://esifly.eu/listing-transfers): Seats on cost-shared point-to-point flights with private pilots between two cities (Europe only). - [Bespoke aerial events](https://esifly.eu/event-helicopter): Quote request for a helicopter arrival or aerial event (wedding, proposal, film shoot, corporate event). ## Activity catalog - [Public activity catalog](https://esifly.eu/catalog.md): Categories, countries and destinations bookable on this storefront (135 activities) — Helicopter (126), Airplane (5), Hot-air balloon (3), Flying lessons (1) — with one Markdown file per country listing every activity with its price, duration, capacity and links. - [Activities in France](https://esifly.eu/catalog/fr.md): 67 public activities in 18 destinations of France, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in Switzerland](https://esifly.eu/catalog/ch.md): 16 public activities in 4 destinations of Switzerland, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in Italy](https://esifly.eu/catalog/it.md): 13 public activities in 5 destinations of Italy, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in United Kingdom](https://esifly.eu/catalog/gb.md): 12 public activities in 3 destinations of United Kingdom, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in Iceland](https://esifly.eu/catalog/is.md): 9 public activities in 1 destination of Iceland, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in Germany](https://esifly.eu/catalog/de.md): 7 public activities in 2 destinations of Germany, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in Netherlands](https://esifly.eu/catalog/nl.md): 4 public activities in 1 destination of Netherlands, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [Activities in Latvia](https://esifly.eu/catalog/lv.md): 3 public activities in 1 destination of Latvia, grouped by city, each with its HTML page and Markdown sheet. - [German activity catalog](https://esifly.eu/de/catalog.md): German version of the public activity catalog (de), limited to activities really translated in that language. - [Spanish activity catalog](https://esifly.eu/es/catalog.md): Spanish version of the public activity catalog (es), limited to activities really translated in that language. - [Portuguese activity catalog](https://esifly.eu/pt/catalog.md): Portuguese version of the public activity catalog (pt), limited to activities really translated in that language. - [Russian activity catalog](https://esifly.eu/ru/catalog.md): Russian version of the public activity catalog (ru), limited to activities really translated in that language. - [Dutch activity catalog](https://esifly.eu/nl/catalog.md): Dutch version of the public activity catalog (nl), limited to activities really translated in that language. ## Booking and customer information - [Home](https://esifly.eu/): Featured activities in Europe, top departure cities and how booking works. - [About ESIFly](https://esifly.eu/about): Marketplace overview, booking model and roles of ESIFly, operators, flying clubs and pilots. - [Contact](https://esifly.eu/contact): Customer service contact form for questions about a booking or an activity. ## Partners - [Become an ESIFly partner](https://esifly.eu/partners): How operators, flying clubs, airlines and private pilots list activities, receive booking requests and get paid, with no sign-up fee. ## Aviation and cost-sharing information - [Regulation and safety code](https://esifly.eu/regulation): Safety principles, regulatory framework of cost-shared flights and light aviation, and the codes of conduct pilots and passengers agree to. - [Cost-sharing explained](https://esifly.eu/coavionnage/single): What a cost-shared flight is, who may offer one, what passengers contribute to and the pilot's responsibilities. ## Machine-readable resources - [Activity catalog (Markdown)](https://esifly.eu/catalog.md): Structured public catalog of this storefront, entry point to the per-country files and activity sheets. - [Sitemap](https://esifly.eu/sitemap.xml): Every URL this storefront submits for indexing — activity pages in their available languages and translated editorial pages — with hreflang alternates across ESIFly markets. - [Robots](https://esifly.eu/robots.txt): Crawl rules; account, checkout, partner and admin areas are private. - [About ESIFly (Markdown)](https://esifly.eu/about.md): Markdown version of the About page — mission, booking model and roles of the marketplace. - [Become an ESIFly partner (Markdown)](https://esifly.eu/partners.md): Markdown version of the partner page — onboarding steps, payment terms and FAQ for operators, flying clubs and pilots. - [Bespoke aerial events (Markdown)](https://esifly.eu/event-helicopter.md): Markdown version of the aerial events page — helicopter arrivals, event flights and transfers on request. - [About ESIFly (Markdown, German)](https://esifly.eu/de/about.md): German version (de) of the same page, served under /de/. - [Become an ESIFly partner (Markdown, German)](https://esifly.eu/de/partners.md): German version (de) of the same page, served under /de/. - [Bespoke aerial events (Markdown, German)](https://esifly.eu/de/event-helicopter.md): German version (de) of the same page, served under /de/. - [About ESIFly (Markdown, Spanish)](https://esifly.eu/es/about.md): Spanish version (es) of the same page, served under /es/. - [Become an ESIFly partner (Markdown, Spanish)](https://esifly.eu/es/partners.md): Spanish version (es) of the same page, served under /es/. - [Bespoke aerial events (Markdown, Spanish)](https://esifly.eu/es/event-helicopter.md): Spanish version (es) of the same page, served under /es/. - [About ESIFly (Markdown, Portuguese)](https://esifly.eu/pt/about.md): Portuguese version (pt) of the same page, served under /pt/. - [Become an ESIFly partner (Markdown, Portuguese)](https://esifly.eu/pt/partners.md): Portuguese version (pt) of the same page, served under /pt/. - [Bespoke aerial events (Markdown, Portuguese)](https://esifly.eu/pt/event-helicopter.md): Portuguese version (pt) of the same page, served under /pt/. - [About ESIFly (Markdown, Russian)](https://esifly.eu/ru/about.md): Russian version (ru) of the same page, served under /ru/. - [Become an ESIFly partner (Markdown, Russian)](https://esifly.eu/ru/partners.md): Russian version (ru) of the same page, served under /ru/. - [Bespoke aerial events (Markdown, Russian)](https://esifly.eu/ru/event-helicopter.md): Russian version (ru) of the same page, served under /ru/. - [About ESIFly (Markdown, Dutch)](https://esifly.eu/nl/about.md): Dutch version (nl) of the same page, served under /nl/. - [Become an ESIFly partner (Markdown, Dutch)](https://esifly.eu/nl/partners.md): Dutch version (nl) of the same page, served under /nl/. - [Bespoke aerial events (Markdown, Dutch)](https://esifly.eu/nl/event-helicopter.md): Dutch version (nl) of the same page, served under /nl/. ## Optional - [Blog](https://esifly.fr/blog): Guides and news about aerial experiences and private aviation, in French; canonical on esifly.fr for every market. - [Legal notice](https://esifly.eu/legal/single): Publisher identification and legal information of the platform. - [Terms of use](https://esifly.eu/cgu/single): General terms of use and sale, including the booking and cost-sharing rules. - [Privacy policy](https://esifly.eu/policy/single): Personal data and cookies policy. - [Web app manifest](https://esifly.eu/manifest.json): Installable app metadata and store links. ## Other ESIFly storefronts - [esifly.fr](https://esifly.fr/llms.txt): fr-FR · EUR. - [esifly.ma](https://esifly.ma/llms.txt): fr-MA, ar-MA, en-MA · MAD. - [esifly.ae](https://esifly.ae/llms.txt): en-AE, ar-AE · AED. - [esifly.us](https://esifly.us/llms.txt): en-US · USD. - [esifly.app](https://esifly.app/llms.txt): en, ar, zh-Hans, hi, ja, ko, bn · USD · international hub (x-default).