Commercial flights: What is the current situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Routine airline flights have been severely restricted due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, private flights and empty legs flights might be the right solution for people looking to keep traveling while saving time and staying safe.

2020 has been one of the most challenging and controversial years for the flight industry. The COVID-19 pandemic started at the end of 2019, but it became a worldwide issue throughout the following year, causing many countries to lock their borders and impose significant travel restrictions. As we are heading deep into 2021, the situation is still quite far from being resolved, and regular airline flight is not going to revert back to normal anytime soon.

The vast majority of commercial airlines have been struggling with the aforementioned restrictions, which have affected their business greatly. Some countries have been completely blocked off, meaning that many airlines have had to cancel flights or suspend certain destinations from their regular offerings. Even when airlines were allowed to continue to operate, they have had to deal with an extremely out-of-the-ordinary situation. For instance, they have not been able to book their flights at full capacity. Many governments required “empty seat” regulations in order to allow enough distance between passengers.  

Because of all the reasons mentioned in the previous paragraphs, airline traffic has been widely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. However, private aviation and business flights have not been affected to such a high degree. Many players in the private aviation industry are looking on the bright side and craving opportunities in this dire scenario. Because there have been so many restrictions when it comes to regular airline traffic, many people have resorted to booking private flights, especially business class commuters and travelers who needed to be on the air for professional reasons. Many families all around the world have also resorted to booking private flights in order to meet their family members or go back home after being stuck in a foreign country due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Many private airlines and travel companies know that empty leg flights are a big expense for them since they are usually carrying on these flights without any passengers at all. For this reason, many providers do offer affordable tickets on empty leg flights, giving passengers the opportunity to board these flights and save a lot of money and time in the process. This is sort of a win-win situation for companies. On one hand they can actually monetize some flights that would otherwise not make them any money at all. On the others, passengers can reap the benefits and practicality of a private empty legs flight without the need to spend a lot of money for costly charter flights and other private jet) arrangements. If you want to get the best empty legs flight deals, be sure to check back on booking websites quite frequently, because these offers are usually only made available at the last minute and only provide specific routes depending on the need of the company to move their airplanes. While empty legs flights are incredibly affordable, convenient, and excellent to get around, the downside is that they are mostly one-way trips. They are absolutely perfect if you need to fly one-way only, for example, if you are returning home. However, you might need to look for a different solution for a return trip if you are planning on during a round journey instead.                     **Private Jet Charter.     ***Hire a lowest rate private jet charter and get on board within 60 minutes. We guarantee the best private jet rates online or by calling us +44 (0)7810538779.      www.aerojetme.com). *

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