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Business jets have completed nearly 2.4 million flights globally thus far this year, confirming a “complete recovery from pandemic lows” and tracking ahead of 2019, according to the latest WingX report.

Business aviation traffic in the first two weeks of September is trending up 25% up versus September 2020, and 7% up on September 2019, according to WINGX`s weekly Global Market Tracker, published today.

The Challenger 3500 can fly up to 10 people non-stop from New York to London, or Paris to Dubai. It has a list price of US$26.7 million.

According to reports from aviation industry research company WingX, European business jet travel is up 25% in August compared to pre-pandemic August 2019.

We have seen an increase in new private aviation passengers since the pandemic began and according to the latest WINGX figures, business aviation at UK airports is behind trend, but London Biggin Hill Airport was an exception with departures up 8% in July 2021 vs July 2019. Last year we also had our busiest August on record, with an 18% increase in year-on-year aircraft movements.

There has been no let-up in the demand for private jet flights in Europe coming into September, with the first week seeing 27% more flights than in the same week of 2019. That’s according to the latest report from WingX.

According to WINGX`s weekly Global Market Tracker, published today, the recovery in North America has tapered off since mid-August although there was a bump over Labor Day, and activity rates are still on course to beat September 2019, which would make it a 4th consecutive record month.

Aviation industry market research company WingX reports that global business aviation activity for the first half of 2021 was up 42 per cent on the same period last year, compared with an upturn of less than 10 per cent for scheduled airlines.

WINGX`s weekly Global Market Tracker, published today, reports that business aviation activity, globally, finished the month up with a 10% gain versus August 2019, a more modest growth than in July, with some slowdown in the second half of the month.