Private Aviation Sees Opportunities in Anticipation of More Business Travel This Fall

Private aviation companies are eyeing executives wary of flying commercial to business meetings due to a limited offering of direct flights as business travel is expected to return to normal levels this fall. Unlike commercial flights, private air traffic is above 2019 levels, helped by wealthy leisure travelers avoiding commercial flights earlier in the pandemic due to COVID-19. Now, charter companies are looking to extend their reach to corporate travel. “For you to be able to get in and out of a destination (by commercial) for a meeting on the same day, it is very difficult,” said Andy Tretiak, chief marketing officer of Airshare, which offers charter flights among other services. Airshare’s business traffic has returned to 90 per cent of 2019 levels.

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