Stats From Above #24

🌍 A Month in Motion

August wrapped up the busiest stretch of the year for private aviation.
With summer holidays peaking, Europe’s skies were buzzing — from the Riviera and Sardinia to the Greek islands. While heavy jets kept long-haul routes alive, it was the light and entry-level jets that made the Mediterranean feel smaller than ever.

🏆 Top Arrival Airports (Jets + Turboprops)

1. Nice Côte d’Azur (LFMN) – still the #1 summer hub, Riviera’s capital.
2. Paris Le Bourget (LFPB) – business never sleeps, even in August.
3. Olbia Costa Smeralda (LIEO) – Sardinia’s crown jewel held its ground after breaking into the top three.
4. Ibiza (LEIB) – the Balearics’ nightlife runway.
5. Geneva (LSGG) – a steady favorite bridging business and leisure.

🔁 Top Routes of August

• Paris Le Bourget → Nice – the eternal summer commute.
• Istanbul ↔ Bodrum – Turkey’s busiest holiday shuttle.
• Milan → Olbia – fashion meets Sardinian escapes.
• Geneva → Ibiza – leisure takes the wheel.

Short, sunny hops defined August — and confirmed the dominance of Mediterranean corridors.

🌴 Holiday Hotlist: Summer Edition

This summer’s most in-demand leisure destinations:

1. Nice – Glamour central of the Riviera.
2. Olbia – Gateway to Costa Smeralda’s turquoise waters.
3. Ibiza – From daytime coves to midnight clubs.
4. Palma de Mallorca – Balearic balance of beaches and culture.
5. Cannes – French chic beyond the festival.
6. Bodrum – Turkish Riviera’s high-season magnet.
7. Mykonos – Aegean sunsets never get old.
8. Faro – Algarve’s golden south.

🌐 Country Flows

Private jets this August connected Europe’s biggest hubs with its vacation hotspots.

• France ↔ Italy remained the busiest cross-border flow.
• UK ↔ Spain surged, driven by Ibiza and Palma traffic.
• Germany ↔ Greece saw strong seasonal peaks, with Athens and Mykonos in focus.

✈️ Jet of the Month – HondaJet

Innovation meets efficiency.
The HondaJet might not top the charts in sheer numbers, but it perfectly symbolizes what August was all about: short, smart, stylish travel.

With its unique over-the-wing engine design, the HondaJet blends low operating costs with surprising performance. For passengers, it offers the freedom to access smaller airports, making it ideal for summer itineraries — Sardinian towns, Greek islands, or Côte d’Azur hideaways.

This August, the HondaJet wasn’t just another entry-level jet. It was the aircraft that turned weekend plans into spontaneous escapes.

📊 Summer in Numbers

• 3 months, 3,000+ flights into Nice – the undisputed summer capital.
• Olbia climbed from seasonal hotspot to Europe’s #3 private jet airport.
• Ibiza held steady as the nightlife island of choice.
• Light and Entry Level Jets made up the backbone of summer aviation, proving short-haul demand remains king.

Summer 2025 showed us a simple truth: private aviation is seasonal, but never predictable.
The Riviera, Sardinia, and the Balearics may dominate, yet innovation in aircraft like the HondaJet proves that efficiency and flexibility are just as valuable as long-range luxury.

See you after the summer skies,