Air charter firms expect bookings to gather pace

Bookings for private jets fell by up to 50% in April-May from March, following the second Covid wave, which has affected large a large number of people, including the corporations.

According to Sanjay Julka, chief executive, technical, Club One Air, between late March and early April, Club One had received bookings for overseas destinations like the UAE as people moved out of India. Since then, business has been tepid. “Till March, we saw high bookings. But in April-May, we saw a 50% fall,” Julka said.

However, with the second wave receding at a fast pace, Julka expects the recovery in the business aviation sector to begin from June.