Despite a shaky start to 2024, worldwide private jet flight activity is still 18% higher than 2019’s pre-Covid levels.
Worldwide private jet flights (59,003 segments) were up 3% week-to-week, staying just above the industry’s 52-week low from the last week of 2023.
The numbers were 5% down from Week 3 year-over-year.
However, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe offers some perspective.
Koe says, “Global business jet activity so far this year (through Jan. 21) is currently 5% behind last year (but still) 18% ahead of comparable January 2019.”
However, not all places are tracking ahead of pre-Covid levels.
“Europe is a different case, with several countries seeing less traffic this January than in January five years ago,” Koe says.
U.S. private jet flights (41,023) saw a 1% week-to-week gain.
However, that is 6% lower than last year.
European private jet flights (8,348 segments) were 4% down compared to 2024.
Germany is now 13% below activity over the trailing four weeks year-over-year period.
During the past month, Africa (3,111 flights) and South America (5,835 flights) have shown double-digit growth, up 13% and 10%, respectively.
| Market | Week 3 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs 2023 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. YOY |
| Global | 59,003 | 3% | -5% | 76,521 | W26 2023 | 58,018 | W52 2023 | 239,356 | -5% |
| North America | 45,468 | 1% | -6% | 60,279 | W46 2023 | 41,108 | W27 2023 | 189,459 | -6% |
| USA | 41,023 | 1% | -6% | 55,178 | W46 2023 | 37,073 | W27 2023 | 168,720 | -7% |
| Florida | 6,935 | 6% | -3% | 9,174 | W8 2023 | 3,628 | W35 2023 | 29,750 | -5% |
| California | 4,458 | 0% | 8% | 5,658 | W46 2023 | 3,463 | W27 2023 | 17,500 | -4% |
| Texas | 4,277 | -12% | -10% | 6,036 | W46 2023 | 3,335 | W27 2023 | 17,905 | -4% |
| Europe | 8,348 | 13% | -4% | 16,289 | W26 2023 | 6,446 | W52 2023 | 29,369 | -3% |
| UK | 1,103 | 8% | -1% | 2,014 | W28 2023 | 876 | W52 2023 | 4,000 | -4% |
| Germany | 1,042 | 21% | -12% | 1,623 | W24 2023 | 550 | W52 2023 | 3,102 | -13% |
| France | 1,233 | 19% | -1% | 2,653 | W26 2023 | 918 | W52 2023 | 4,252 | -7% |
| Switzerland | 973 | 33% | -6% | 1,039 | W3 2023 | 539 | W44 2023 | 3,172 | 2% |
| Italy | 689 | 20% | 0% | 2,264 | W28 2023 | 483 | W52 2023 | 2,253 | -2% |
| Middle East | 1,281 | -5% | 5% | 1,671 | W6 2023 | 1,058 | W52 2023 | 4,868 | 6% |
| Africa | 808 | 2% | 22% | 991 | W50 2023 | 662 | W3 2023 | 3,111 | 13% |
| Asia | 2,483 | 3% | -1% | 2,483 | W3 2024 | 1,794 | W52 2023 | 9,441 | 0% |
| South America | 1,294 | 18% | 3% | 1,532 | W1 2024 | 1,205 | W03 2023 | 5,835 | 10% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Charter and fractional operators flew 30,532 segments in Week 3, a 3% week-to-week gain.
That was 3% during the same period last year.
Over the past month, charter and fractional segments (131,190) were 2% below a similar period spanning 2022 and 2023.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 3 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. 2023 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. YOY |
| Global | 30,532 | 3% | -3% | 40,375 | W26 2023 | 29,868 | W2 2024 | 131,190 | -2% |
| North America | 23,580 | 1% | -3% | 30,954 | W46 2023 | 21,649 | W27 2023 | 104,737 | -2% |
| USA | 22,138 | 0% | -3% | 28,235 | W46 2023 | 20505 | W27 2023 | 96,749 | -3% |
| Florida | 3,979 | 5% | -3% | 5,792 | W52 2022 | 1,958 | W35 2023 | 18,357 | -2% |
| California | 2,783 | -1% | 5% | 3,480 | W46 2023 | 2,253 | W27 2023 | 11,357 | -3% |
| Texas | 1,875 | -15% | -5% | 2,496 | W46 2023 | 1,404 | W27 2023 | 8,240 | 0% |
| Europe | 6,016 | 13% | -3% | 12,171 | W27 2023 | 5,313 | W52 2023 | 22,370 | 0% |
| UK | 824 | 13% | -1% | 1,516 | W28 2023 | 731 | W2 2024 | 3,150 | -3% |
| Germany | 681 | 12% | -14% | 1,179 | W24 2023 | 432 | W52 2023 | 2,245 | -13% |
| France | 901 | 23% | 4% | 1,943 | W48 2023 | 716 | W52 2023 | 3,270 | -3% |
| Switzerland | 677 | 23% | -8% | 776 | W7 2023 | 411 | W47 2023 | 2,466 | 1% |
| Italy | 556 | 22% | 0% | 1,847 | W28 2023 | 422 | W52 2023 | 1,862 | 2% |
| Middle East | 641 | -5% | 4% | 1,057 | W35 2023 | 596 | W13 2023 | 2,633 | 14% |
| Africa | 287 | -1% | 37% | 341 | W17 2023 | 180 | W04 2023 | 1,130 | 20% |
| Asia | 574 | -12% | -5% | 733 | W11 2023 | 443 | W31 2023 | 2,612 | 11% |
| South America | 54 | -4% | 42% | 91 | W1 2024 | 18 | W22 2023 | 270 | 26% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
In the U.S., Part 91k and Part 135 flights (22,138 segments) were flight week-to-week, down 3% year-over-year.
European activity (6,016 segments) was up 13% week-to-week but 3% down year-over-year.
