Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 1

2023 private jet flight activity sees a 1% increase over 2022, although charter and fractional flights continued their decline

While private jet flying tailed off in the second half of 2022, global private jet flight activity for Week 1 of 2023 totaled 66,817 departures, 3% up compared to the previous week.

Worldwide private jet departures were 1% ahead of the same period last year, although they were 2% down for the trailing four weeks.

U.S. private jet activity shows an early dip

In the U.S., private jet flight activity was 1% higher than in the final week of 2022, with 47,573 segments; however, 2023 departures were 2% down from the same period last year.

Europe started 2023 with 7,490 private jet flights for the week, 12% down from 2022 levels.

For the past month, European private flights were 9% below the same period a year ago.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 1

For fractional and charter operators, the first week of January saw both week-to-week and year-over-year declines.

The 35,205 fractional and charter flights worldwide were 6% below 2022.

The 26,084 U.S. fractional and charter flights represented a 5% week-to-week and year-over-year dip.

In Europe, charter and fractional flights started the new year 17% below last year’s levels.

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“Business aviation activity has entered the new year with a small head-start on the first days of January 2022, with some recovery in the U.S. following the winter storm blip in December. The charter market is still weakening, notably in California and in the busiest Western European markets. Private flight departments are offsetting these trends with strong growth compared to last year,” says Richard Koe, Managing Director of WingX.