Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and every other A-lister in between – their Instagrams are full of private jet selfies and videos.

But what’s it really like inside this world of elite travel? And is it even remotely affordable?

I went to Farnborough TAG Airport as a guest of Volanteus, who have chartered jets for everyone from politicians to pop stars, Hollywood royalty to real royals, to find out.

The first surprise, arriving at the airport, is how low key it all is.

Hidden away down winding Hampshire lanes when you arrive, sure security’s very strict on the gate but, after you’ve driven through (or your driver has) there’s a free carpark and, when I arrived, I parked right outside.

Private jet revelation number one – you only have to arrive 20 minutes before your flight (not the minimum two hours of commercial flights).

For a commercial flight this would be the part you’d spend hours queuing to get checked in and check in your luggage, queuing to get through security, queuing to shop and fighting through tired, stressed crowds.

There is none of that.

The waiting lounge at Farnborough TAG Airport (Picture: Marco Kesseler for Metro.co.uk)

You’re usually met by one of your plane crew at the door to the airport.

There are no shops (sorry Duty Free fans) but, on the plus side, once you’ve checked in (in a matter of minutes) you can wait in the cinnamon-scented lounge while your crew get your plane up and running.

The lounge has a magical iPad-controlled coffee maker and cool furnishings made of repurposed bits of old aircraft – a BAE exhaust lamp and a 747 table.

The magic coffee machine (Picture: Farnborough Airport)

You can look out at the other private jets flying off to their glamorous and important events.