FILE: Van Nuys Airport on Dec. 3, 2016, in Van Nuys, Calif.

The drive to Palm Springs is such a popular weekend getaway for Angelenos that bottlenecks going in and out of the desert are nearly a given. A private jet company is betting on Californians’ aversion to gridlock with a new flight service that would haul them only about 150 miles to avoid the traffic below.

Aero, a California jet service, is launching a new and extremely short flight path in November. The route takes passengers from Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles to the........

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