Why Flying Private Is Safer In 2020?

When someone thinks about a private jet, they automatically associate it with the rich and famous. However, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, flying on a private jet is not about luxury anymore but rather health and safety. As the world slowly opens its economy again, commercial planes are becoming more crowded, and the alternatives appear to be simple yet hassle. It’s either you stay home, drive a couple of hours or risk flying on commercial, and the most expensive of all, flying on a private jet. According to Kyle Patel, the founder of Bitlux Travel, flying private has a couple of advantages when it comes to health safety and security that includes avoiding crowded check-in counters at the airport terminal and not thinking about social distancing inside the aircraft. 

Safety has become part of the new normal in this time of the pandemic. Here’s how flying private is safer this year.

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Private Terminals

When you decide to use a private jet, get used to the term FBO or Fixed-base operators. They are private terminals that allow passengers to skip the main airport and go directly to the plane. Expect to use a smaller terminal and a much more exclusive feel. It has one or two-story buildings with a private lounge where you can relax while waiting for your flight. It normally doesn’t have boarding gates and only fewer people use it, reducing the risk of virus transmission from other passengers. 

Reduce Travel Time

Since private aircraft are small and only have a limited seat. A private jet can land at any public-use airport available, as long as the runways are accessible, long, and there’s enough fuel. Unlike commercial planes that have only limited flight route networks and mostly aircraft capacity reaches 300 plus seats. A smaller airport is usually not crowded and closer to city centers reaching remote locations and reduces the duration of travel time. Which lessens your exposure to different harmful pathogens, germs, and even the coronavirus. 

Security Screening

One of the best benefits people get when flying private is avoiding too many processes that involve human contacts such as check-in process and security checks. Passengers flying a private jet can avoid the risk of waiting in crowded lines, touching hard surfaces, and speaking to a lot of people. Passengers don’t have to check-in to get their boarding pass and check their luggage. Pilots only need to identify the passenger to ensure they match the manifest on hand. Once you get to your destination, clearing customs is a lot easier. People from custom typically go onboard the jet to inspect documents or go into a private room for additional questioning. Unlike bigger airports where you need to wait along with other passengers. 

Fly Longer

Many private jet companies are doing their best to acquire a new set of aircraft that can operate a nonstop flight. Almost every flight network used by commercial planes can now be flown by a private jet. Many organizations urge companies and businesses to charter a private jet in response to Coronavirus pandemic to be more ethical and safe as possible when delivering goods to different cities. By using a nonstop routing avoid the need to refuel resulting in longer travel time and further risk to get exposed to the different virus.

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Indeed, Flying a private jet is the safest way to go in 2020 compared to flying commercial. With the effects of pandemic, it reduces many critical points that make every passenger vulnerable to different viruses.