The biggest private jet you can hire? Inside a luxury VIP Boeing 757 plane, complete with beds and living spaces – now taking bookings for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
- Lady Gaga and Liverpool Football Club have previously travelled aboard this VIP 62-seater beast, which once flew for ATA Airlines before getting a luxe overhaul
- It’s not just celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Christine Chiu – private plane charter companies NetJets and VistaJet have seen a huge growth in demand since the pandemic
Why private aviation is booming
Private aviation has been booming since pandemic health concerns – coupled with the ongoing summer chaos that has seen thousands of flight cancellations and hundreds of bags lost – has prompted people to switch to their own wings.
NetJets and VistaJet, two of the world’s biggest private charter companies, have both seen increased demand for private flights. VistaJet reported a 29 per cent increase in passengers over the last year – 71 per cent of that are people who switched from commercial flying. Meanwhile, NetJets recorded a 72 per cent increase in business since the pandemic.
With private charters on the rise, companies are eager to get more VIP options available for deep-pocket customers – like a converted VIP Boeing 767 and a converted VIP Boeing 747-8i, which is the world’s largest private jet.