The passenger chartered air transport market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $59.53 billion in 2024 to $64.33 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to corporate travel demand, luxury and premium travel, event and entertainment industry, time efficiency and flexibility, group travel and special occasions.
The passenger chartered air transport market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $82.43 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to corporate events and incentive travel, personalized travel experiences, rise of high-net-worth individuals, increased awareness and marketing, global events and expositions. Major trends in the forecast period include corporate and business charter services, customizable travel packages, environmental sustainability initiatives, partnerships with luxury service providers, health and wellness-focused amenities.
The global passenger-chartered air transport market is expected to be propelled by the increasing preference for private charters among ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI). Many UHNWIs prefer private charters over jet ownership, with Australia leading the Asia-Pacific market in charter jets, followed by Singapore. The COVID-19 pandemic has further supported market growth as individuals sought safe and customized travel options, maintaining social distance. The rising trend of private charters significantly contributes to the expansion of the passenger-chartered air transport market.
The growth of the global passenger-chartered air transport market is anticipated to be driven by the increasing number of business trips. Business trips, undertaken for work-related purposes, often require individuals to travel to multiple cities within a short timeframe. Chartered air transport offers a swift and efficient solution for such travel needs. According to August Finances online, there are approximately 445 million business trips annually, and this number is expected to reach US$829.5 billion by 2027. Consequently, the surge in business trips is expected to be a key factor contributing to the growth of the passenger-chartered air transport market.
The fluctuating prices of fuel pose a potential hindrance to the growth of the passenger-chartered air transport market. Increasing fuel prices directly impact the operating costs of charter flights, leading to higher rental prices for these flights. As reported by the Poynter Institute in November 2022, global jet fuel prices are projected to increase from $2.3 per gallon at the end of 2021 to at least $3.45 per gallon. The unpredictability in fuel prices is expected to have a notable impact on the growth trajectory of the passenger-chartered air transport market.
A custom luxury vacation tour by chartered jet is a major trend gaining popularity in the global passenger chartered air transport market. People are prioritising travel, adventures, and unique experiences, and private chartered jet services are offering customised tours for groups of travellers on round-the-world tours as well. For instance, Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), a luxury travel company that provides round-the-world tours on all-first-class airliners, is now offering personalized tours through bizjet for up to 16 passengers.
Major companies operating in the passenger chartered air transport market are innovating new products, such as the use of app that uses voice technology to increase their profitability in the market. The use of apps makes it easy for customers to search for flights, compare prices, and make bookings with just a few taps. For instance, in July 2023, Jet Token, now known as Jet.AI, a US-based software and aviation company that provides technology solutions to the private aviation industry, launched a CharterGPT charter booking app utilizing voice technology. The app allows users to inquire about flights, receive estimated pricing, and obtain information on specific aircraft. The app is expected to integrate with Stripe for payments and offer recommendations on ground transportation and efficient airport locations.
In May 2023, Eastern Air Holdings, a US-based airways company acquired Hillwood Airways for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Eastern Airlines strengthens its portfolio and continue to provide premier customer experiences in the charter airline business. Hillwood Airways is a US-based chartered airlines.
Major companies operating in the passenger chartered air transport market include Air Partner Plc, Delta Private Jets Inc., Jet Aviation AG, NetJets Aviation Inc, Flexjet LLC, Clay Lacy Aviation, Wheels Up Experience Inc., VistaJet Group Holding Ltd, Luxaviation Group, Travel Management Company Jets, Asia Jet Partners Ltd., Solairus Aviation, XO Global LLC, TAG Aviation, FlyExclusive, Jet Linx Aviation, Gama Aviation Plc, Executive Jet Management, Air Charter Service Group Ltd., Contour Aviation, GlobeAir AG, PrivateFly, ASIAN SKY GROUP, Deer Jet Co Ltd, Líder Aviation, ZYB LILY JET, Swift Air LLC, JetSuite, SmartJets LLC, Fly Victor, Jettly Inc.
Passenger chartered air transport service refers to a mode of transporting people that utilizes aircraft, such as planes and helicopters, to provide air transportation services for passengers. This includes non-scheduled air carriers, aiming to facilitate swift travel with enhanced security and to be utilized in emergency operations.
The primary categories of passenger-chartered air transport covered in this report include private charter services and business charter services. Private charter services involve situations where an individual has the option to rent an entire aircraft from a commercial airline. This segment is further categorized by size into light jets, mid-sized jets, large jets, and airliners. The market coverage is segmented by capacity into less than 10, 10-100, and greater than 100.
The passenger chartered air transport market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides passenger chartered air transport market statistics, including passenger chartered air transport services industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a passenger chartered air transport market share, detailed passenger chartered air transport market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the passenger chartered air transport services industry. The passenger chartered air transport market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.
North America was the largest region in the passenger chartered air transport market in 2024. Asia-Pacific was the second largest region in the global passenger chartered air transport market share. The regions covered in the passenger chartered air transport market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the passenger chartered air transport market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The passenger air transport services market includes revenues earned by entities that transport passengers from one location to another in a short period of time while also improving security. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The passenger chartered air transport market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $82.43 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to corporate events and incentive travel, personalized travel experiences, rise of high-net-worth individuals, increased awareness and marketing, global events and expositions. Major trends in the forecast period include corporate and business charter services, customizable travel packages, environmental sustainability initiatives, partnerships with luxury service providers, health and wellness-focused amenities.
The global passenger-chartered air transport market is expected to be propelled by the increasing preference for private charters among ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI). Many UHNWIs prefer private charters over jet ownership, with Australia leading the Asia-Pacific market in charter jets, followed by Singapore. The COVID-19 pandemic has further supported market growth as individuals sought safe and customized travel options, maintaining social distance. The rising trend of private charters significantly contributes to the expansion of the passenger-chartered air transport market.
The growth of the global passenger-chartered air transport market is anticipated to be driven by the increasing number of business trips. Business trips, undertaken for work-related purposes, often require individuals to travel to multiple cities within a short timeframe. Chartered air transport offers a swift and efficient solution for such travel needs. According to August Finances online, there are approximately 445 million business trips annually, and this number is expected to reach US$829.5 billion by 2027. Consequently, the surge in business trips is expected to be a key factor contributing to the growth of the passenger-chartered air transport market.
The fluctuating prices of fuel pose a potential hindrance to the growth of the passenger-chartered air transport market. Increasing fuel prices directly impact the operating costs of charter flights, leading to higher rental prices for these flights. As reported by the Poynter Institute in November 2022, global jet fuel prices are projected to increase from $2.3 per gallon at the end of 2021 to at least $3.45 per gallon. The unpredictability in fuel prices is expected to have a notable impact on the growth trajectory of the passenger-chartered air transport market.
A custom luxury vacation tour by chartered jet is a major trend gaining popularity in the global passenger chartered air transport market. People are prioritising travel, adventures, and unique experiences, and private chartered jet services are offering customised tours for groups of travellers on round-the-world tours as well. For instance, Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), a luxury travel company that provides round-the-world tours on all-first-class airliners, is now offering personalized tours through bizjet for up to 16 passengers.
Major companies operating in the passenger chartered air transport market are innovating new products, such as the use of app that uses voice technology to increase their profitability in the market. The use of apps makes it easy for customers to search for flights, compare prices, and make bookings with just a few taps. For instance, in July 2023, Jet Token, now known as Jet.AI, a US-based software and aviation company that provides technology solutions to the private aviation industry, launched a CharterGPT charter booking app utilizing voice technology. The app allows users to inquire about flights, receive estimated pricing, and obtain information on specific aircraft. The app is expected to integrate with Stripe for payments and offer recommendations on ground transportation and efficient airport locations.
In May 2023, Eastern Air Holdings, a US-based airways company acquired Hillwood Airways for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Eastern Airlines strengthens its portfolio and continue to provide premier customer experiences in the charter airline business. Hillwood Airways is a US-based chartered airlines.
Major companies operating in the passenger chartered air transport market include Air Partner Plc, Delta Private Jets Inc., Jet Aviation AG, NetJets Aviation Inc, Flexjet LLC, Clay Lacy Aviation, Wheels Up Experience Inc., VistaJet Group Holding Ltd, Luxaviation Group, Travel Management Company Jets, Asia Jet Partners Ltd., Solairus Aviation, XO Global LLC, TAG Aviation, FlyExclusive, Jet Linx Aviation, Gama Aviation Plc, Executive Jet Management, Air Charter Service Group Ltd., Contour Aviation, GlobeAir AG, PrivateFly, ASIAN SKY GROUP, Deer Jet Co Ltd, Líder Aviation, ZYB LILY JET, Swift Air LLC, JetSuite, SmartJets LLC, Fly Victor, Jettly Inc.
Passenger chartered air transport service refers to a mode of transporting people that utilizes aircraft, such as planes and helicopters, to provide air transportation services for passengers. This includes non-scheduled air carriers, aiming to facilitate swift travel with enhanced security and to be utilized in emergency operations.
The primary categories of passenger-chartered air transport covered in this report include private charter services and business charter services. Private charter services involve situations where an individual has the option to rent an entire aircraft from a commercial airline. This segment is further categorized by size into light jets, mid-sized jets, large jets, and airliners. The market coverage is segmented by capacity into less than 10, 10-100, and greater than 100.
The passenger chartered air transport market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides passenger chartered air transport market statistics, including passenger chartered air transport services industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a passenger chartered air transport market share, detailed passenger chartered air transport market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the passenger chartered air transport services industry. The passenger chartered air transport market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.
North America was the largest region in the passenger chartered air transport market in 2024. Asia-Pacific was the second largest region in the global passenger chartered air transport market share. The regions covered in the passenger chartered air transport market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the passenger chartered air transport market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The passenger air transport services market includes revenues earned by entities that transport passengers from one location to another in a short period of time while also improving security. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary2. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Characteristics3. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Trends and Strategies4. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market - Macro Economic Scenario Macro Economic Scenario Including the Impact of Interest Rates, Inflation, Geopolitics and Covid and Recovery on the Market32. Global Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Competitive Benchmarking and Dashboard33. Key Mergers and Acquisitions in the Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market34. Recent Developments in the Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
5. Global Passenger Chartered Air Transport Growth Analysis and Strategic Analysis Framework
6. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Segmentation
7. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Regional and Country Analysis
8. Asia-Pacific Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
9. China Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
10. India Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
11. Japan Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
12. Australia Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
13. Indonesia Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
14. South Korea Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
15. Western Europe Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
16. UK Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
17. Germany Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
18. France Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
19. Italy Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
20. Spain Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
21. Eastern Europe Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
22. Russia Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
23. North America Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
24. USA Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
25. Canada Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
26. South America Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
27. Brazil Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
28. Middle East Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
29. Africa Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market
30. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
31. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market Other Major and Innovative Companies
35. Passenger Chartered Air Transport Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
36. Appendix
Executive Summary
Passenger Chartered Air Transport Global Market Report 2025 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses on passenger chartered air transport market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest growing market for passenger chartered air transport? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The passenger chartered air transport market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the Russia-Ukraine war, rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth. It covers the growth trajectory of COVID-19 for all regions, key developed countries and major emerging markets.
- The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.
Scope
Markets Covered:
1) By Type: Private Charter Services; Business Charter Services2) By Size: Light Jets; Mid Sized Jets; Large Jets; Air Liner
3) By Capacity: Less than 10, 10-100, Greater than 100
Subsegments:
1) By Private Charter Services: Luxury Private Jets; Light Jets; Turboprop Aircraft; Helicopters2) By Business Charter Services: Executive Jets; Mid-Size Jets; Large Jets
3) By Cargo Aircraft For Business Use: Cargo Aircraft
Key Companies Mentioned: Air Partner Plc; Delta Private Jets Inc.; Jet Aviation AG; NetJets Aviation Inc; Flexjet LLC
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.
Companies Mentioned
- Air Partner Plc
- Delta Private Jets Inc.
- Jet Aviation AG
- NetJets Aviation Inc
- Flexjet LLC
- Clay Lacy Aviation
- Wheels Up Experience Inc.
- VistaJet Group Holding Ltd
- Luxaviation Group
- Travel Management Company Jets
- Asia Jet Partners Ltd.
- Solairus Aviation
- XO Global LLC
- TAG Aviation
- FlyExclusive
- Jet Linx Aviation
- Gama Aviation Plc
- Executive Jet Management
- Air Charter Service Group Ltd.
- Contour Aviation
- GlobeAir AG
- PrivateFly
- ASIAN SKY GROUP
- Deer Jet Co Ltd
- Líder Aviation
- ZYB LILY JET
- Swift Air LLC
- JetSuite
- SmartJets LLC
- Fly Victor
- Jettly Inc.
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 175 |
| Published | March 2025 |
| Forecast Period | 2025 - 2029 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 64.33 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 82.43 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 6.4% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 31 |
