PrivateFly sees over 250% increase in jet card salesnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Apr 22 0PrivateFly has set records this quarter, reporting a 258% increase in jet card sales in 2022 versus the first three months of last year. March… Read more
Flexjet forecasts high demand for September and Octobernews CJI Expert 1 Oct 21 0Flexjet forecasts high levels of demand for travel in September and October thanks to the return of demand for business and continuing leisure travel. Both… Read more
Bit by Bitcoin: PrivateFly revenues 19% cryptocurrency in 2021news Yves Le Marquand 16 Feb 21 0PrivateFly has revealed that Bitcoin payments made up 19% of the company’s sales revenue during December 2020 and January 2021. More than one-in-10 of all… Read more
CJI London Day Two: New clients make their mark but not corporates (yet)news Mike Stones 4 Feb 21 0An influx of new customers continuing to boost the prospects for the private jet market, partially offsetting the absence of corporate flyers, and the impact… Read more
Brexit: Reciprocity is goal of negotiations, BBGAnews Yves Le Marquand 28 Jan 21 0‘Standard’ bilateral agreements on permits to travel within the EU, which are currently hampering UK charter operators, are looking unlikely, according to the British Business… Read more
PrivateFly’s 2020 trends report reflects Covid-19 challengesnews Yves Le Marquand 16 Dec 20 0Trends towards last-minute bookings and strong summer demand feature in what has been “an unusual and challenging year”, according to PrivateFly’s CEO Adam Twidell, as the company… Read more
PrivateFly relaunches City Pairs amid post-lockdown travel demandnews Yves Le Marquand 8 Dec 20 0PrivateFly’s “City Pairs” has been relaunched following a post-lockdown rise in demand for private jet flights as travellers seek winter holidays both in Europe and… Read more
PrivateFly reports three-fold demand increase following UK quarantine newsnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 20 0PrivateFly has reported three times the number of enquiries and bookings for flights out of countries set to be added to the UK’s quarantine list… Read more
‘Changing buyer behaviour gave confidence to launch European Jet Card’news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 20 0PrivateFly was already planning a 2020 Jet Card launch in Europe before Covid-19, however, changes in air travellers’ buying behaviour gave even greater reason to… Read more
PrivateFly: ‘Surprised by the strength of recovery’news Yves Le Marquand 16 Jul 20 0In its latest private jet charter trends report, PrivateFly has reported a return to 75% of expected demand in Europe and nearly 100% in the US. Rebounding… Read more
CJI Global 2020: Prospects for recovery in the European charter marketnews Mike Stones 14 Jul 20 0A question about the health of the European charter market in 2025, divided panellists in the CJI Global 2020 forum: Which way for European charter?… Read more
Cut-priced charter rates impacting market sustainabilitynews Yves Le Marquand 29 Jun 20 0Global charter activity is showing signs of recovery as it emerges from global lockdown which means good news headlines for the industry. However, flight activity… Read more
PrivateFly launches fixed price ‘City-Pairs’ in Europe this summernews Terry Spruce 30 Apr 19 0On-demand charter service PrivateFly has launched new ‘City Pairs’ pricing – fixed and discounted rates for key destination pairings in Europe this summer, on the… Read more
PrivateFly integrates with Skyjetnews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 19 0On-demand charter broker PrivateFly has completed its integration with Skyjet, with the two companies now operating as a single entity under the PrivateFly brand, within Directional… Read more
Privatefly launches exclusive €6000 route pricing between London and Geneva for the winter seasonnews Terry Spruce 30 Nov 18 0PrivateFly has launched an exclusive private jet flight price between London Luton and Geneva this ski season (1 December 2018 – 28 February 2019), targeting the popular winter… Read more
The Hawker 800 and Mykonos were key trends in a record breaking summer for PrivateFlynews Terry Spruce 19 Oct 18 0PrivateFly has released its quarterly insights report for July-September (Q3). The period was the company’s busiest quarter ever for flight activity – up 42% on… Read more
PrivateFly bets the housenews Alasdair Whyte 10 Sep 18 0There are many ways of reducing risk when you start a new business. You could test the concept while staying in your job or find… Read more
Kenn Ricci’s Directional Aviation buys PrivateFlynews Alasdair Whyte 5 Sep 18 0One Sky, part of Directional Aviation, has acquired online charter broker PrivateFly. Adam Twidell and his wife Carol Cork (pictured) founded PrivateFly in 2008 by… Read more
Privatefly announces Los Angeles in top three global destinations for private jet travelnews Alasdair Whyte 16 May 18 0Fort Lauderdale, FL (May 11, 2018) – PrivateFly has revealed its most popular routes, aircraft models, prices and booking habits of U.S. private jet travelers.… Read more
Market growth, consolidation and cybercurrency: predictions for a challenging yearnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jan 18 0The private aviation sector grew more last year than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis, with activity up 4% year-on-year in Europe. And… Read more
