GA Operators See Renewed Interest During Volcanic Disruptions
The recent, and potentially ongoing, disruption to European air transport caused by volcanic ash has focused customers’ minds on the potential value of executive charter flights, according to a new survey by UK operator London Executive Aviation. LEA’s survey showed clients keen to turn to business aviation to fulfill travel plans that airlines dealing with huge backlogs of stranded passengers could not meet. It also revealed that the continuing strike action at British Airways also is stimulating interest in charter alternatives.
More generally, the survey revealed the desire to save time as the main motivation for travelers to turn to private charter services, according to just over 90 percent of respondents to LEA’s 2010 Business Travel Survey. The survey identified privacy as the second most important factor among just under 50 percent of respondents, who were all business jet passengers or flight bookers. Security was also a commonly identified consideration.
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