Getting on board a major airline plane has now become impossible for the majority of the population world-wide. However a report published by the Sunday time as shown that more than 1300 private jet flights were booked since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in UK and lockdown measures were put in place world-wide.<\/p>\n
Therefor the governments have asked people to stay home and to avoid any non-essential travel, including moving to any holiday spot, in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Several flights were booked from European hotspots such as Italy, France or Germany to United Kingdom and also in less controlled countries in Asia.<\/p>\n
The private jets market is composed of thousands of SME companies able to fulfil any need to travel to any destination world-wide, and Private-jet companies could receive billions of dollars in loans, aid and tax relief from the federal government in USA, as part of the $2 trillion coronavirus aid package.<\/p>\n
Booking a flight to any destination, would now requires a minimum of 48 hours advance notice, in order to get the flight plan to be approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).<\/p>\n
The current prices are from USD 2500 to USD10000 per hour for small and medium size private jets with 4 to 14 seats included.<\/p>\n
Some destination remains not accessible due to their classification in zone 4 of COVID-19 pandemic area such as China, Italy, France and now USA. Local protection measures were implemented to control the borders.<\/p>\n
It is important to point out here that any pilot grounded for three months or more, will have to go thru a training process before flying any commercial flights again, meaning that all major airline companies may not be able to operate any commercial flights before September 2020.<\/p>\n
Our global report will provide you more details about the situation by country.<\/p>\n