$18K-a-summer Maine camp sues private jet firm over problem flights
Aisle seat you in court!
An $18,000-a-summer Maine sleepaway camp chartered private jets to ferry campers and their parents to the wilderness retreat.
But they might have been better off rounding up some yellow buses and a very thick book of singalong songs for the ride to the far north east — because Page Six has learned that the camps are now suing the air company for allegedly failing to provide the planes.
Camp Laurel — which is on the banks of Echo Lake in the Belgrade Lakes region of the Pinetree State — and its parent company, Coastal Camps Inc., filed suit against White Plains Aviation Partners, on Monday claiming that the firm owes it at least $355,000 for alleged “breach of contract, negligent supervision [and] unjust enrichment.”
Court papers reviewed by Page Six show the camp alleges the company failed to honor its agreements with the camp, and didn’t return the money after the flights fell through.
It seems that private flights have increasingly become just another line item on the summer budget for wealthy families.
As the Post previously reported, some parents shell out more than $20,000 per child for elite camps in Maine and beyond, then spend thousands more on designer camp gear, concierge packing services and even private jet charters to ferry their kids to the woods in style.
Some parents told the Post they viewed the extravagant expenses as an investment in the networking opportunities the kids get over seven weeks away from home.
“The crown jewel of these sleepaway camps is the alumni parent network that you can tap into,” one parent had said.
Page Six has reached out to Camp Laurel and Million Air for comment.
