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Wealthy Brits are fleeing the UK in private jets to avoid new lockdowns ahead of Christmas while Londoners are trapped in their city

NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/GettyLondon's Biggin Hill Airport."The trend we are seeing of our clients leaving the UK will likely increase over the next few days as the threat of a UK border closure looms, and as other countries continue to impose temporary bans on arrivals from the UK," Briffa said.Thomas Pallini/Business Insider via Flightradar 24

The luxurious exodus continues a trend that started in March as the wealthy have been turning to private jets in fear of commercial airline travel in the wake of the pandemic, despite the best effort of airlines to calm an anxious traveling public.

"The list of destinations still open includes countries such as Spain, Greece, and Dubai," Andy Christie, group private jets director at private jet brokerage Air Charter Service, told Business Insider in a statement. "However we are still monitoring the situation, which is changing rapidly.

"We actually saw a 30% increase in bookings over the weekend compared with the corresponding weekend last year mainly with people travelling home for Christmas," Christie said.Thomas Pallini/Business Insider via Flightradar 24

 

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