"Small Upswing" in numbers of private jets arriving in Queenstown, NZ

COVID-19 is having less of an impact on the travelling habits of the super-wealthy, if the number of private jets flying into Queenstown Airport is any indication.

The airport’s corporate jet terminal facility handles about 250 landings a year, and its owner says, if anything, business has picked up since the emergence of the virus.

Queenstown Corporate Jet Services chief executive Peter Van Dyk said it had experienced a "small upswing" in arrivals in recent weeks, despite the restriction on travellers from mainland China imposed last month.

"Our Asian business dried up anyway, when the Hong Kong riots started last year, and it hadn’t really picked up since."

He attributed the resilience of private jet activity at its facilities at Queenstown, Christchurch and Wellington airports to New Zealand’s reputation as a safe haven.

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/no-effect-private-jet-landings-seen-so-far