Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2021 – Week 43

By Doug Gollan, November 3, 2021

Florida, Asia and Middle East private jet flights surge as overall flying dips 7% week-over-week

As private aviation struggles to cope with the continued surge in demand, with several exceptions, Week 43 saw a downward trend from the prior week, according to WingX.

For the week ending Oct. 31, global private jet flights dropped 7% week-over-week, with U.S. flights down 9%.

Still, globally and in the U.S., private flights were 18% ahead of Week 43 in 2019 and up 20% over the same trailing four-week period pre-pandemic.

Florida private jet flights spike again

While California and Texas both saw week-to-week drops, Florida continued its unabated growth, up 9% week-over-week.

Sunshine State private jet flights for Week 43 were 50% ahead of 2019 levels and 46% ahead of the same most recent four weeks in 2019.

Middle East private flights were up 19% week-over-week, while Asia private flights increased by 14% on the same basis.

Total – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2021 – Week 43

Market Last Week (Flights) % Change vs. prior week % Change vs. 2019 Last 4 Weeks (Flights) % Change vs. 2019
Global 70,382 -7% 18% 294,614 20%
North America 53,257 -8% 14% 225,057 16%
USA 48,922 -9% 18% 208,243 20%
Florida 6,809 9% 50% 24,814 46%
California 4,964 -11% 17% 21,425 20%
Texas 5,232 -7% 20% 21,562 19%
Europe 12,789 -3% 34% 53,244 33%
UK 1,736 -2% 38% 7,128 30%
Germany 1,575 3% 22% 6,350 17%
France 1,719 -7% 22% 7,568 22%
Switzerland 874 -2% 43% 3,527 44%
Italy 1,171 -7% 44% 5,022 48%
Middle East 1,514 19% 41% 5,449 45%
Africa 738 2% 82% 2,805 64%
Asia 2,048 14% 14% 7,279 10%
South America 1,147 -5% 75% 4,712 76%
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Shared jets – those operated for fractional owners, on-demand, and jet card charters saw activity fall 13% globally.

Part 135 and 91k flights in the U.S. were down 17% week-over-week. In fact, they were below 2019 levels for Week 43.

The week-over-week decline for the second week in a row means that U.S. fractional and charter flights were 3% below pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

It may be a welcome break for an industry that has been struggling to cope with surging demand combined with both labor and supply chain issues.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2021 – Week 43

Market (Part 91K & Part135) Last Week (Flights) % Change vs. prior week % Change vs. 2019 Last 4 Weeks (Flights) % Change vs. 2019
Global 29,691 -13% -1% 126,182 2%
North America 20,444 -17% -14% 88,036 -10%
USA 19,866 -17% -8% 86,108 -3%
Florida 2,940 -3% 12% 11,007 15%
California 2,382 -18% -8% 10,343 -5%
Texas 1,782 -13% -7% 7,350 -9%
Europe 8,730 -3% 53% 36,292 50%
UK 1,249 2% 55% 5,057 43%
Germany 1,009 -0.1% 45% 4,105 40%
France 1,182 -5% 39% 5,080 38%
Switzerland 637 -6% 69% 2,587 65%
Italy 883 -9% 58% 3,846 63%
Middle East 663 23% 67% 2,441 69%
Africa 182 26% 43% 613 29%
Asia 313 58% 36% 877 10%
South America 18 38% -47% 73 -46%
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Major U.S. markets were all down, and even Florida flights were in the red by 3% week-over-week.

Still, some markets saw gains in charter and fractional operator flights. Asia flights were up 58% compared to Week 42, while flights in South American were 38% up. Flights in Africa and the Middle East both had gains of better than 20% week-over-week.

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