A Mediterranean summer, by jet
Nice, the Costa Smeralda, Mykonos and Ibiza: the short hops that make the Mediterranean Europe’s busiest private-jet playground every summer.
A Mediterranean summer, by jet
July and August
Europe’s summer circuit
In July and August, business-jet traffic in Europe shifts south. Nice, Olbia, Palma, Ibiza, Mykonos and Bodrum become some of the busiest business-aviation airports on the continent, and the flights between them are short — often under two hours.
Jets and yachts
Many of the passengers use both: the yacht moves between anchorages while the owners and their guests fly in and out, and the crew repositions the jet to wherever the boat will be next.
Short hops, big footprint
These short legs are exactly the ones critics point to. On a flight of under an hour, a jet spends much of its time climbing and descending, when fuel burn per mile is at its highest.
The route
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