Private air travel costs are increasing, but flyers still want to stay – CNBC

Covid-19. Airport chaos. Lack of available flights.Many travelers say those are the reasons they ditched airlines for private jets during the past two years of the pandemic.But a new survey shows most of the newly converted aren’t ready to return to commercial aviation just yet.Some 94% of those new to the industry said they plan to continue flying privately in the future, according to a survey by the private aviation website Private Jet Card Comparisons.”Users have seen firsthand how private aviation can save time, both at the airport and by using more convenient alternative airports,” said Doug Gollan, the website’s editor-in-chief, in a press release announcing the results.However, respondents also indicated they may not be flying privately as frequently as they did before.The percentage of respondents who said they will continue to use private aviation “regularly” dropped from 57% last year to 40% this year.And the number who said they’ll fly privately “occasionally” when the pandemic ends rose from 43% to 55%.About 6% said they plan to stop altogether after the pandemic, but that’s up from zero who said the same last year.The forecast for longer-term clients was more stable, according to the survey published in October. Nearly 60% indicated
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