Demand for private jets is soaring as super-rich holidaymakers spend vast sums to avoid busy travel routes and delays.
One travel firm said its millionaire clients were willing to pay up to £200,000 for a week at Europe’s most sought-after destinations.
Roland Dangerfield, who books private planes for clients including hedge fund managers and bankers, said enquiries from new customers had jumped by 150 per cent since February, after it was announced that international travel could possibly restart from May 17.
Demand for private jets is soaring as super-rich holidaymakers spend vast sums to avoid busy travel routes and delays
He said they were looking to fly to low-risk ‘green’ countries such as Israel, Gibraltar and Malta. Other popular destinations this summer are Spain, Greece, Portugal and Sardinia, where clients stay in luxury villas or charter yachts.