Early 2022 business jet demand is surging especially in the U.S. and Europe. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]
Key Takeaways:
Global business jet demand started the year with very strong growth, significantly surpassing pre-pandemic flight numbers from January 2020.
This surge contrasts with scheduled passenger airlines, which are experiencing more negative impacts from the current Omicron COVID variant.
While the U.S. and Europe (especially for leisure travel like Geneva's ski season) show substantial increases, demand varies globally, with some regions like Canada, Australia, and China experiencing slower recovery or declines.
Global demand for business jet flights has started the year with very strong numbers, according to an industry report released Thursday.
WingX’s weekly business aviation survey said bizjets flew 26 percent more flights worldwide in the first 10 days of this year than they did in the same period in 2020, before the pandemic.
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Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.
