The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is not taking the name of an end and there has been a lot of turmoil in the country since the last days after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to launch a nuclear war and announced the recruitment of 3 lakh reserve soldiers. It’s messed up. large number of people […]
The increase in the demand for private aircraft in Russia manifold (indicative)
War continues between Russia and Ukraine Not taking the name of ending and in the past, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to launch a nuclear war and 3 lakh Reserve soldiers recruitment There has been a lot of upheaval in the country since its announcement. A large number of people are trying to leave Russia and flee. Thousands of people managed to escape, but the number of such people is in lakhs who want to leave from there. Amid reports that Russia may soon ban the exit of war-fighting men, Demand for seats in private planes A huge jump is being seen in
Since Putin’s announcement, there has been a situation of anarchy in the country. The rich citizens of the country are taking the help of private planes to reach Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan and for this they are also paying exorbitant prices for seat booking. These countries allow pre-visa entry to Russians.
Price of one seat increased from 17 to 22 lakhs
The cost of a seat on these planes now ranges between £20,000 and £25,000 (approximately Rs 17.63 lakh to Rs 22.04 lakh), given the huge demand for private jets to travel out of the country.
As reported by The Guardian, the cost to rent an eight-seater private jet ranges between £80,000 and £140,000 (from ₹70.56 million to ₹1.23 crore), which is several times more expensive than it would normally cost.
Yevgeny Bykov, director of broker jet company Your Charter, said, “The situation at the moment is like anarchy. Normally we get 50 requests in a day which has now increased to around 5,000.” Beekov said his firm tried to reduce prices and hire larger commercial planes to meet demand, but there wasn’t enough room for everyone. He said the cheapest seat on a chartered commercial plane costs £3,000 (Rs 2,64,470).
huge crowd on the border
Meanwhile, another private jet firm Flyway said that the demand for one-way flights to Armenia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Dubai has increased 50 times. Company chief Eduard Simonov said the availability of jets for hire had been severely affected by sanctions imposed by the European Union and the UK, which prohibited leasing or insuring aircraft for use in Russia. was put.
Simonov said, “All European private jet firms have left the market. Now demand is higher than supply and prices are skyrocketing compared to six months ago.”
The number of people leaving Russia has increased since President Putin announced a “partial mobilization” on Wednesday last week. Although clearly their exact number has not come. But it is believed that a large number of people are leaving Russia.
Russia can close its border anytime
In an attempt to escape to Russia, long queues are being seen at the Russia-Georgia border which is the way to Kazakhstan, Finland and Mongolia. Although Russia has not yet closed its borders, and the guards are generally letting people in.
For some countries that have direct flights with Russia, all tickets for flights departing from Moscow are either sold out or there are only a few tickets available for very high prices.
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