The company-organizers of private flights complained about the too high demand for travel aircraft among wealthy customers, contrary to the raging over the world of the coronavirus pandemic. About it reports Daily Mail.
According to Wingx’s consulting company, in just 2021, the rich was committed more than 4.2 million flights on private air facilities. At the same time, the number of such flights in the first week of November increased by 54 percent compared to the same period of 2020.
The representatives of the FlexJet airline also note that in September the company performed 53 percent of the flights more than in August of this year. In addition, the operator has increased its own aircraft by 40 percent against the background of a shortage of aircraft due to record demand for private flights.
“Summer started later because of various restrictions, so our customers have not yet managed to squeeze their appetite for travel. Business aviation is gaining momentum, so many people start to fly on affairs on private ships. The demand for rest flights also increased “,” explained the managing director of FlexJet Marine Eugene (Marine Eugene).
In addition, it became known that in 2021, the NetJets operator added with FlexJet added to its existing fleet more than 30 new aircraft. In addition, the company invests about 1.9 billion pounds sterling in the purchase of 100 new ships in the period until the end of 2022.
In November, Bill Gates walked by a hypocrite after a party to the ecology of the yacht. The billionaire celebrated the 66th anniversary at the Lana luxury ship. According to the material, the businessman calls himself a defender of ecology and a fighter with global warming. At the same time, Twitter users drew attention to the fact that the entrepreneur harms the nature of his luxurious lifestyle.