Bookings for private jets fell by up to 50% in April-May from March, following the second covid wave, which has affected large swathes of India’s population, including the business community and corporations.
According to Sanjay Julka, chief executive, technical, Club One Air, one of the oldest and largest air charter firms in India, between late March and early April, Club One had received bookings for overseas destinations like the UAE as people moved out of India following the outbreak of the second wave of covid infections. Since then, business has been tepid. “Till March, we saw high bookings. But in April-May, we saw a 50% fall (from March),” Julka said, adding that it could also be because many employees of top corporates have contracted covid.
