VistaJet eyes 20-25 pct growth in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: VistaJet,aglobal businessaviationcompany,isaiming forbetween20percentand25percent growth in Malaysia this year.

Chief Commercial Officer, Ian Mooresaidonaverage,eachcustomer from Malaysia bought between 100 and 200 hours of services per year, amounting to some US$1.3 million to US$1.5 million.

Hesaidinthefirstthreequartersof 2017,VistaJet’sinternationalpassenger traffic from Malaysia increased 45 per cent, year-on-year, while international passenger arrivals into the country increased 18 per cent.

“The number of VistaJet international flights departing from Malaysia rose 12 per cent year-onyear, while the number of inbound international flights into Malaysia grew 10 per cent,” he said in a media briefing yesterday.

Malaysia is the top three market within the Asian region and the private jet luxury brand expects the demand for business jet services in Malaysia and the rest of Southeast Asia continuing to rise.

Moore said Malaysia was ideally suited to business aviation as multinational companies benefit from the efficiency and convenience of business aviation.

“The Subang airport is one of the few capital city airports in Southeast Asia largely dedicated to business aviation,” he added.

The top five destinations departing from Malaysia, he said, were Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Jakarta and Phuket while the top five destinations arriving into Malaysia are Singapore, Hong Kong, Maldives, Phuket and Hanoi. - Bernama