As travel comes to a halt, the desire to leave one's country becomes stronger and with private jets, it is now possible to explore again.
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Bombardier Global 5500 aircraft

Vaccination programmes are well underway across many countries, and with each passing day, we approach closer to life that bears similarity to what it was like before the onset of the global pandemic. When news broke out about the growing number of Covid-19 cases, governments were prompt on shutting down their borders to prevent any further spread of the virus. It is a global effort that all countries participated in to protect their citizens and in exchange, our freedom to travel was forsaken.
We have crossed the one-year mark since any scheduled aircraft operations were conducted and according to an article by the Financial Times, ?[commercial air travels] were down 50 per cent by February 23 compared with the same period in 2020 ? the last time flying was normal.? While commercial flights were grounded, private aviation only experienced an 11% drop with the largest dip stemming from Europe as compared to North America. As a result, many commercial airlines were forced to declare bankruptcy and their employees had to be made redundant or quit their jobs due to the lack of flights available. On the other hand, private flights boomed because of the convenience this mode of travel can provide for its passengers.

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