Third OneFlight International lawsuit describes $745,000 in losses

Kamran and Sharri Jinnah have become the third known plaintiffs to sue OneFlight International, alleging losses of $745,000 after paying the Colorado-based jet card broker for prepaid flight deposits and membership charges in 2026.

The Florida-based couple made three payments to OneFlight: $300,000 on January 20, 2026; $150,000 on February 23, 2026; and $295,000 on June 25, 2026. Including bonus flight credits, they now hold 326.5 available flight hours. The couple has three "fully paid" flight itineraries booked for next month, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons, which first reported the lawsuit.

The filing names OneFlight CEO Ferren Rajput and alleges that the June 25 deposit "was solicited and accepted at a time when OFI and Rajput knew or recklessly disregarded that OFI was in severe financial distress, teetering on the brink of insolvency, and utterly incapable of honoring its commitments to members."

How OneFlight operated

Private Jet Card Comparisons obtained an internal email from May 2026 showing the company relied on new customer deposits to pay for flights it had already flown. The email was addressed to Rajput. The company had long used merchant cash advances, largely based on jet card sales intended to fund future flights, and its sales were largely from existing customers increasing their balances, according to the reporting.

A separate lawsuit by Jeremy Ricks alleged "the hallmark of a Ponzi scheme."

The marketing campaign

The Jinnah filing points to OneFlight's use of high-profile celebrity ambassadors and television personalities, including Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec and Kevin O'Leary. The company secured prominent sponsorships with McLaren Racing's Formula 1 team, the OneFlight PGA Myrtle Beach Classic, and TGL.

The lawsuit alleges the marketing was designed to create a "false image of financial strength and corporate prestige to deceive customers into entrusting OFI with enormous sums of money." Marketing materials "emphasized the company's ARGUS Certified Charter Broker and Wyvern Wingman Broker designations, representing to prospective and existing members that OFI met the highest industry standards for safety, operational integrity, and—critically—fiscal responsibility," the filing said.

OneFlight paused operations after Private Jet Card Comparisons first reported the financial difficulties. It is unclear from available reporting whether the company has made a public statement regarding the lawsuits or the allegations, or what recovery options may be available to cardholders.