Demand for private charter flights out of the Middle East has surged since the beginning of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, with those who can afford it paying astronomical prices to leave the region.
The war, which began on February 28, has triggered the biggest disruption to air travel across the Gulf region since the Covid-19 pandemic, with commercial airline operations severely disrupted by airspace closures due to ongoing missile strikes and drone attacks.
“Demand for private charter has increased materially in recent days as commercial airline schedules across parts of the region have become limited or unreliable,” John Matthews, chairman and founder of private jet company AirX, told CNN on…