Long-haul routes are on the rise among flourishing international private jet corridors, with 42% more flights from Africa to Asia y-o-y in 2025, according to data from private jet charter firm VistaJet.
Elsewhere, private jet flights from the Middle East to North America and from South America to Europe both increased 28% y-o-y, while flights from North America to Africa increased 26% y-o-y.
Flights from Asia and Europe to the Middle East increased 20% and 17% y-o-y respectively, adds VistaJet, citing data released April 28.
Founded in 2004, VistaJet claims to be the first and only “global business aviation company”, having introduced a model that gives customers access to a full fleet of private aircraft, and charging only for flight hours.
Ian Moore, chief commercial officer at VistaJet, says flight data shows “global wealth becoming increasingly mobile,” highlighting how shifting customer profiles show a “younger, globally minded generation of wealth creators” to which “seamless global connectivity” is now essential.
While established routes like New York-London and New York-Miami remain popular overall, many of the emerging pairings reveal the movement of wealth last year.
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Traffic between Jeddah and Riyadh surged 269% y-o-y, pointing to growing domestic travel demand as businesses increasingly move between corporate offices in Jeddah and the commercial hub of Riyadh.
The Abu Dhabi-London business corridor saw a 238% increase y-o-y, which VistaJet attributes to fund flows among private capital and sovereign wealth, as well as education.
Increasingly, global wealth is defined by “multi-location living”, says VistaJet, supported by greater long-haul mobility and more frequent movement between key financial and lifestyle hubs.
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This multi-home lifestyle boom is seen in the 192% increase in private flights between Nantucket and New York, where New Yorkers choose to leave city hustle behind for weekends at Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.
A record 47% of first-time private jet flyers are under 45, according to data from VistaJet. This newer generation of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) is “reshaping residential demand”, says Liam Bailey, global head of research at Knight Frank. “We are seeing sustained demand for prime residential property in well-connected global hubs and high-quality second-home markets.”
This ultra-mobility has had stark implications for the property market, as the Knight Frank Wealth Report outlines the heightened desire of HNWIs for convenient pied-à-terres.
According to the 20th edition of Knight Frank’s annual wealth report, released April 23, “top-end rents” in New York, London and Singapore’s swankiest neighbourhoods have risen by 63%, 53% and 48% respectively over the past five years.
