Year by year, Poles are increasingly interested in private flights, carried out on board comfortable jets. It is hardly surprising, considering how many advantages are associated with traveling by private jet. The planes are intimate, comfortable, safe and modern. Flight procedures are simplified to a minimum and smaller planes easily reach places far from major airports. They are available whenever we need them. So are private jets the future of transport in Poland and Europe? It is worth taking a look at the facts.
Private flights – Poland
In 2022, private planes took off from Polish airports almost 9 thousand times. Just 5 years earlier, there were more than five times fewer flights. The fleet of private planes in Poland already has about 2 thousand machines, of which several dozen are registered not for large corporations, but for private individuals and sole proprietorships.
Most often, flights are several hours long within Europe. Private jets take passengers to domestic destinations less often. There are the fewest intercontinental flights, not counting the close ones – to North Africa or the Middle East.
Private jets – for whom?
In most cases, private flights are used by businesses. It is precisely people running companies on an international scale who most need fast and reliable means of transport, which would also be comfortable and would allow for adjusting the place or time of departure strictly to the needs of passengers.
However, this does not mean that a private jet is not intended for private purposes. It is a great choice for families with children, for groups of friends and for all those who value comfort and the possibility of trouble-free reaching non-standard destinations, other than big cities and popular resorts.
Private charter – possibilities
In the context of private planes, it is often said that we buy not a plane or a flight, but time. It is true – having your own plane or using the offer of companies that provide commercial flights means saving many hours that previously had to be spent on getting to the airport, completing procedures, waiting for the plane and for a possible transfer, and then reaching your destination – if it is located far from a large airport.
Private planes are also exceptionally safe – the risk resulting from irresponsible behavior of third parties is almost completely eliminated, the plane can also modify the route to avoid bad weather. This is the only means of transport so well adapted to passengers with special needs – e.g. seniors, families with small children or neuroatypical people.
Private plane flights – price
What stops Poles from using private jet flights even more often or from buying their own plane is the price. Indeed – buying a plane costs tens of millions of zlotys and for a flight on a domestic route we will pay tens of thousands of zlotys. So it is still a premium service.
Will private planes become more accessible to the middle class in the future? Everything indicates that they will. It is worth remembering that until recently only the wealthy could afford a car, while now it is standard in every household.