As the urgent threat of the global pandemic that paralyzed much of the world for two years receded into history and travel restrictions dropped, private aviation traffic continued its resurgence last year. For Part 2 of this year’s FBO Survey, encompassing the rest of the world outside of the Americas, AIN spoke with service providers at leisure destinations and key business centers, many of whom reported record levels of private aircraft activities, surpassing pre-Covid levels.
According to Hamburg, Germany-based industry data tracker WingX Advance, global business jet departures were up 14 percent in 2022 compared with pre-Covid 2019. Last July, more than two years after it implemented some of the world’s strictest border restrictions, Australia finally dropped its remaining Covid-related travel qualifications and fully opened.
“Immediately after the reopening of borders,…
