Air taxi operator GlobeAir, which flies 16 Citation Mustangs, logged 2,509 flights between July and September this year, a higher figure than any Q3 in its 10-year history and four per cent more than the same period in 2016.

The UK accounted for 299 of GlobeAir's Q3 departures this year, a year-on-year increase of 33 per cent.

Chief marketing and sales officer Mauro De Rosa states: “Demand for private aviation is clearly on the rise and the very light jet category is one of the main beneficiaries of this. However, our growth figures far exceed those of the market and we believe this is primarily down to our focus on offering the best client experience.

“We provide a 24/7 personal service, quote within 10 minutes of receiving a request, and flights can be booked in seconds via our online booking service. We also have much greater flexibility than many of our competitors because we have the largest Mustang fleet in the world.”

The company has analysed industry data from WingX Advance and says that in October there were 72,504 business aviation departures in Europe, which is around eight per cent higher than the same month a year ago.

Analysis also reveals that the number of departures of very light business jets in Europe in September was 3.3 per cent higher than 12 months ago and, year-to-date, departures of these types of private aircraft in Europe are up 11.3 per cent.