Global private jet flight activity recorded a modest YoY increase, seeing only 1.5% more flights than week 25 of last year.
During week 25, private jets recorded over 80,000 total departures around the world.
According to WingX, this was a slight increase compared to week 25 of last year.
Over the past week, private jet flights were up 2% year over year.
Additionally, private jet flight activity remained relatively flat compared to last week.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
Overall, private jets recorded 80,881 total flights worldwide.
Year-to-date, private jets are recording about 3.9% more flights than the same time frame last year.
This is also a significant step up from last year’s growth trend.
At this point last year, private jets had only recorded a 2.6% jump compared to 2024.
Nick Koscinski, WingX Analyst, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the increase in private jet travel.
Koscinski stated:
‘As expected, the World Cup is bringing in a surge of bizjet traffic to nearby airports of the host cities. Although, the smaller markets are seeing a much more sizeable surge in traffic, whereas large metros like New York or LA see the extra jets just blend into an already busy month. With the knockout rounds still to come, we expect to start to see bigger spikes to follow, with the final match delivering the largest surge of them all.’
Additionally, global private jet flight activity has jumped 3% year over year over the past four weeks.
Overall, private jets have recorded nearly 315,000 total departures over the last four weeks.
Overall, the opening days of the FIFA World Cup brought a clear boost to private jet traffic across the 16 host cities in North America.
However, this surge was more pronounced in smaller markets than in the larger private jet hubs.
For example, during the USA-Australia match on June 19th, Seattle saw nearly double its daily private jet flight activity.
Additionally, Mexico City saw 170% more flights through the tournament opener.
Overall, North America recorded 56,160 total private jet departures over the past week. This was a 3.5% year-over-year increase.
The United States accounted for the majority of these flights, with 54,119 total departures. This was a 3.7% year-over-year jump.
This increase was observed across major US markets, including Florida, California, and Texas.
Even so, private jet activity remained relatively flat week-over-week.
Florida, California, and Texas each saw a 4% week-over-week drop.
However, Europe saw a slight drop from last year, recording fewer than 15,000 total flights over the past week.
This represented a 1.7% year-over-year decrease.
Switzerland saw the largest drop, recording 14.4% fewer flights, although Germany saw a double-digit increase compared to week 25 of 2025.
| Market | Week 25 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W25 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 80,881 | 0% | 1.5% | 83,460 | 2025-42 | 63,982 | 2026-01 | 314,398 | 3% |
| North America | 56,160 | 0% | 3.5% | 61,835 | 2025-42 | 43,538 | 2025-27 | 216,879 | 4% |
| USA | 54,119 | 0% | 3.7% | 59,940 | 2025-42 | 41,999 | 2025-27 | 209,398 | 5% |
| Florida | 5,440 | -4% | 3.9% | 10,108 | 2026-08 | 4,384 | 2025-33 | 23,379 | 6% |
| California | 4,789 | -4% | 2.3% | 6,071 | 2026-07 | 3,908 | 2025-27 | 19,336 | 4% |
| Texas | 5,348 | -4% | 3.2% | 6,711 | 2025-47 | 4,038 | 2025-27 | 21,391 | 11% |
| Europe | 14,909 | 0% | -1.7% | 16,232 | 2025-28 | 6,574 | 2026-01 | 57,693 | 1% |
| UK | 2,028 | 7% | 2.2% | 2,290 | 2025-28 | 934 | 2026-01 | 7,737 | 3% |
| Germany | 1,464 | -8% | 10.4% | 1,587 | 2026-24 | 541 | 2026-01 | 5,620 | -5% |
| France | 2,706 | -4% | -3.9% | 2,900 | 2025-28 | 1,073 | 2026-01 | 10,390 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 746 | -10% | -14.4% | 1,082 | 2026-04 | 582 | 2025-48 | 3,106 | -5% |
| Italy | 2,134 | 2% | -5.9% | 2,560 | 2025-26 | 571 | 2026-01 | 8,012 | -1% |
| Middle East | 1,316 | -2% | -21.9% | 1,829 | 2025-44 | 758 | 2026-11 | 5,234 | -21% |
| Africa | 817 | 2% | -0.5% | 1,073 | 2025-48 | 627 | 2025-39 | 3,161 | 3% |
| Asia | 2,017 | -5% | -2.8% | 2,799 | 2025-49 | 1,948 | 2025-29 | 8,379 | 1% |
| South America | 2,569 | 0% | 9.2% | 3,085 | 2025-51 | 1,768 | 2026-01 | 10,349 | 8% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
According to WingX, private jet flight activity remained relatively flat in Europe, down less than 1% compared to last week.
This was largely due to decreases recorded in Germany, France, and Switzerland.
The Middle East continued to struggle with private jet flights, recording only 1,316 total departures.
This represents a 21.9% year-over-year drop and also a 2% week-over-week decrease.
Africa and Asia recorded slight year-over-year drops.
However, South America saw a 9.2% year-over-year increase.
According to WingX, Part 91K and Part 135 operators worldwide recorded 43,194 total departures.
This represents a 2% year-over-year increase. Additionally, this was a 1% week-over-week jump.
North America accounted for the majority of these flights, with 31,526 departures. The U.S. was responsible for 30,672 of these flights.
Overall, the U.S. saw a 7% year-over-year increase.
This was led by a double-digit year-over-year increase in Florida, which saw a 10% jump.
Compared to last week, fractional and charter flights in the U.S. remained relatively flat, rising 1%.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 25 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W25 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 43,194 | 1% | 2% | 43,933 | 2025-42 | 34,330 | 2026-03 | 167,443 | 3% |
| North America | 31,526 | 1% | 6% | 34,596 | 2025-42 | 24,905 | 2025-27 | 121,305 | 7% |
| USA | 30,672 | 1% | 7% | 33,875 | 2025-42 | 24,220 | 2025-27 | 118,346 | 7% |
| Florida | 3,239 | -5% | 10% | 6,170 | 2026-12 | 2,426 | 2025-33 | 13,951 | 10% |
| California | 3,194 | 1% | 4% | 4,081 | 2026-07 | 2,646 | 2025-27 | 12,581 | 4% |
| Texas | 2,547 | -8% | 5% | 3,119 | 2025-47 | 1,897 | 2025-27 | 10,397 | 15% |
| Europe | 9,949 | 0% | -6% | 11,694 | 2025-28 | 4,794 | 2026-02 | 38,852 | -4% |
| UK | 1,356 | 8% | -3% | 1,636 | 2025-28 | 722 | 2026-02 | 5,211 | -2% |
| Germany | 861 | -7% | -1% | 1,010 | 2025-38 | 397 | 2026-01 | 3,348 | -13% |
| France | 1,823 | -4% | -8% | 2,175 | 2025-28 | 697 | 2026-02 | 7,085 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 509 | -10% | -19% | 748 | 2026-07 | 416 | 2025-48 | 2,161 | -10% |
| Italy | 1,531 | 0% | -9% | 1,917 | 2025-27 | 432 | 2026-01 | 5,834 | -4% |
| Middle East | 520 | -9% | -46% | 1,053 | 2025-35 | 344 | 2026-11 | 2,189 | -39% |
| Africa | 186 | -7% | -28% | 285 | 2025-48 | 144 | 2026-09 | 761 | -12% |
| Asia | 256 | 6% | 0% | 385 | 2025-48 | 191 | 2026-06 | 1,024 | -3% |
| South America | 59 | 4% | 37% | 87 | 2026-16 | 30 | 2025-42 | 234 | 38% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Europe took a step back with Part 91K and Part 135 operations. Overall, the region only saw 9,949 total departures.
This was a 6% year-over-year decrease, largely driven by a double-digit drop in Switzerland. Furthermore, the UK, Germany, France, and Switzerland each saw year-over-year decreases.
Elsewhere in the world, the Middle East saw the largest year-over-year increase with fractional and charter operations.
The region saw a 46% drop.
Africa also saw a significant year-over-year decrease, recording 28% fewer flights.
Part 91K and Part 135 operations remained relatively flat in Asia.
At the same time, South America saw a double-digit increase, although it still accounts for the smallest share of fractional and charter operations.
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