While France’s recently re-elected president Emmanuel Macron was photographed burning up litres of fuel on a jet ski in the South of France this summer, he and the government, which he has more of less taken over from the lame duck prime minister, have come up with the idea of curtailing, if not banning, the use of private jets in the EU as part of the country’s commitment to fighting climate change.
Private jets in spotlight
Ibiza is Spain’s busiest private jet airport in the summer and Europe’s third, what could the future hold?
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We recently had guests who chose to fly on a private jet instead if commercial airlines. Their reasoning was: A) no waiting to check in at a crowded airport. You arrive, identify yourself, and get on the plane. At arrival, simply step off the plane and step into the limo or taxi waiting for you. B) not subject to last minute cancellation or other chaos of commercial airlines. C) cost for 8-12 persons same or only fractionally higher than buying first class tickets on a commercial airline. But far better service and convenience. Ok, not everyone has the resources to enjoy that, but many do, and so it's not really all that exclusive. I suspect it may actually become increasingly common if private jet charters can keep delivering better service at competitive prices.
Quite right too. I can't see any reason why anyone anywhere needs to travel on a private jet.