The Art of Luxury Issue 40 2019 | Page 26

TRAVEL & RESORTS 1 10 BEACHES WHERE YOU CAN (ALMOST) LAND YOUR PRIVATE JET PrivateFly data reveals Mykonos and Positano to be this summer’s top trending beach destinations with private jet customers, with more than one third heading to coastal airports this summer With summer in full swing in Europe, luxury travellers are looking “With only a two or three-hour flight from London, Mediterranean for the easiest and quickest ways to reach the coast. PrivateFly, the beaches are easily accessible and travelling by private jet avoids the private jet booking platform, says that 35 per cent of its European usual holiday time queues and delays at the airport. For those with clients in July and August are flying to airports that are less than an families or busy work schedules, every minute counts and chartering hour from a beach. a private aircraft allows you to design your own schedule and arrive at the airport just minutes before take-off. At some airports, a car Carol Cork, Marketing Director at PrivateFly, said: “Throughout the can pick you up at the foot of the aircraft steps and drop you at the year, we organise a broad mix of leisure and business flights, but nearest beach! during the summer months leisure dominates, with many clients jetting off to seaside destinations to relax with family or friends. “Other customers are heading to beaches further afield, hopping between islands in the Caribbean, Bahamas or Seychelles.” 26 The Art of Luxury Issue 40 2019