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

Key learnings

• The crisis has shown clear survivors and losers within the sector. Among the survivors are commercial operators, flying short-haul with small aircraft. On the other end of the spectrum are those operators focusing on long-haul markets, which have been negatively impacted. While the number of flights is small, the revenues associated with those long-haul flights are often substantial. As a result, the various industry players that depend on this specific part of the market have suffered severe financial consequences.
• Overall, the median in Business aviation continues its summer momentum in September 2021 at +25% of its 2019 levels. This average is held high by short-haul business whilst the sector is anxiously awaiting the re-opening of transatlantic flight. Overall, the median in Business aviation continues its summer momentum in September 2021 at +25% of its 2019 level
• Considering a poor start of 2021, with Business aviation still heavily impacted by COVID, the strong performance of the summer is a welcome boost for the industry, helping alleviate pressure specifically on SMEs.
• Despite a very active summer in all European countries, the year 2021 remains below “normal” levels for Western European markets (e.g. France and Germany -3%, United Kingdom -25%)

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