Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2024 – Week 32

Worldwide private jet flight activity (69,409 segments) dropped 1% the previous week, putting it flat over the trailing four weeks (290,255) year-over-year.

“The importance of the leisure market in Europe is conspicuous this month as the Olympics sees a surge in high-end European tourists,” WingX Managing Director Richard Koe notes.

Despite a 9% sequential drop, Europe flights (12,200) were 9% ahead of last year in Week 32.

That helped boost the trailing four weeks to a 5% improvement over last year.

France (+18%), Switzerland, and Italy (both +12%) were up double digits year-over-year for the week.

The U.S. (46,173 flights) was flat week-to-week and 3% down from last year.

Its 191,684 segments over the past month were flat with 2023.

PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2024 – WEEK 32

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Fractional and Charter operators (36,727 segments) were 1% up year-over-year and 3% for the trailing month (154,952 flights).

The U.S. (25,305 segments for the week ending Aug. 11, 2024) was flat compared to a year ago but 3% ahead over the past four weeks with 104,264 flights.

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Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

While European flights (8,697) were down 6% week-to-week, they were 2% ahead of last year for the week.

As Koe noted, leisure travel is important for the industry.

The Olympics and UEFA24 helped boost fractional and charter flying by 1% compared to 2023 during the past month.