Asian Sky Quarterly 2023 Q4
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FLIGHT ACTIVITY<br />
DEPARTURES BY COUNTRY<br />
Australia India Mainland China Japan Indonesia Thailand<br />
2,250<br />
2,000<br />
1,750<br />
1,500<br />
1,250<br />
1,000<br />
750<br />
500<br />
250<br />
0<br />
Jan<br />
23<br />
Feb<br />
23<br />
Mar<br />
23<br />
Apr<br />
23<br />
May<br />
23<br />
Jun<br />
23<br />
Jul<br />
23<br />
Aug<br />
23<br />
Sep<br />
23<br />
Oct<br />
23<br />
Nov<br />
23<br />
Dec<br />
23<br />
Australia and India were the most active countries for business jets<br />
in Asia-Pacific in <strong>2023</strong>. Business jet flights in these two countries<br />
began to increase from July and peaked in November. Mainland<br />
China experienced a small wave of growth in business jet activity<br />
in Q3 of <strong>2023</strong>, seeing its highest number of business jet flights for<br />
the whole year. Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand, while experiencing<br />
relatively stable changes throughout the year, still maintained leading<br />
positions in Asia-Pacific.<br />
TOP CITY FLIGHT ACTIVITY TRENDS<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, Singapore was undoubtedly the most noteworthy city<br />
in Asia-Pacific. Situated close to the midpoint of the region, it is<br />
incredibly convenient for travel to Australia, East Asia, and even<br />
India. Its frequent connections with cities in Southeast Asia made<br />
it the city with the highest frequency of business jet activity,<br />
with a total of 4,521 departures throughout the year. Most of the<br />
business jet flights depart and land at Seletar (XSP) airport due<br />
to its excellent FBO and MRO services for business jets. Sydney<br />
also had a significant number of business jet flights, primarily for<br />
domestic routes within Australia, such as Melbourne, and flights<br />
to New Zealand. Mumbai and New Delhi remain on the list, making<br />
India the only country in Asia-Pacific with two cities in the top ten<br />
for business jet activity. Bangkok, Tokyo, and Hong Kong had similar<br />
numbers of business jet departures throughout the year, with around<br />
2,800 departures. Jakarta closely followed, with its main business jet<br />
destinations being Singapore, Surabaya, and Denpasar.<br />
Number of Departures YoY %<br />
Singapore (Seletar, Changi)<br />
Sydney (Kingsford Smith, Bankstown)<br />
153.3%<br />
121.4%<br />
83.7%<br />
24.0%<br />
18.8%<br />
385<br />
372<br />
428<br />
-2.9%<br />
401<br />
0.6%<br />
352<br />
8.5% 12.7%<br />
420 436<br />
370<br />
335<br />
-19.0% -6.2% -16.9%<br />
358 363<br />
301<br />
310<br />
316<br />
-3.5%<br />
329<br />
-11.4% -10.9%<br />
281<br />
277<br />
-19.9%<br />
262<br />
-3.1% -3.7% -0.9%<br />
338 319<br />
282<br />
8.9%<br />
378<br />
320<br />
342<br />
Jan<br />
23<br />
Feb<br />
23<br />
Mar<br />
23<br />
Apr<br />
23<br />
May<br />
23<br />
Jun<br />
23<br />
Jul<br />
23<br />
Aug<br />
23<br />
Sep<br />
23<br />
Oct<br />
23<br />
Nov<br />
23<br />
Dec<br />
23<br />
Jan<br />
23<br />
Feb<br />
23<br />
Mar<br />
23<br />
Apr<br />
23<br />
May<br />
23<br />
Jun<br />
23<br />
Jul<br />
23<br />
Aug<br />
23<br />
Sep<br />
23<br />
Oct<br />
23<br />
Nov<br />
23<br />
Dec<br />
23<br />
15 | ASIAN SKY QUARTERLY - FOURTH QUARTER <strong>2023</strong>
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