In this report, you will find detailed information on European Business aviation traffic, in a geographic and weekly breakdown.

The business aviation sector was heavily impacted by the crisis from mid-March onwards, reducing activity by up to 76% around mid-April.  We observed a slight upturn at the end of May, that was confirmed in June and accelerated over the summer, with traffic at 1% below 2019 levels at the same time. Business aviation accounted for 14% of European air traffic in August compared with 6-7% in standard times. Though, the “January to August 2020” period remains across Europe around 28% below compared with the same period in 2019.

Key learnings

• Business aviation is shaping the air transport recovery and has recovered significantly more than the airlines (at -59% at the end of August) and is now back to normal.
• While airlines struggle to restart effectively, new customers are willing to pay a bit more for added travel flexibility, peace of mind and security in these unprecedented times.
• It remains to be seen if this demand will withstand the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and travel restrictions still being put in place by governments across Europe to mitigate its impact.

​This traffic report is made possible thanks to EUROCONTROL data and the support of WingX.