Luna Group Charter, the commercial charter division of Switzerland-headquartered Luna Aviation Group, has exceeded annual revenues of $15 million in 2022, its second year of operation, and has organised 311 passenger flights which represents three times 2021's business activity.

"We are delighted to see our group charter activity reaching 10 per cent of our global business volume under the direction of Rémi Aubin in Paris," says group CEO Eymeric Segard.

"Considering the post pandemic situation, the uncertainty in maintaining international events and a slow start of the year, we are delighted by these numbers and growing our market share," adds sales director Rémi Aubin. "We managed to help our clients at the beginning of the year by creating air bridges where the usual airlines stopped going due to the pandemic. From the second quarter onwards the activity picked up with MICE, international sport tournaments, cruises etc. The FIFA World Cup in Qatar also kept us very busy until the end of the year."

The second part of year saw the rapid come back of air group travels after two years of the worst aviation crisis. This unprecedented traffic increase disrupted the supply chain from ground handling to air traffic controllers, causing terrible client frustrations and challenges for Luna teams. "The market was not flying at its maximum capacity due to the shortage of labour. The charter demand was impossible to meet, with the scheduled airlines being overwhelmed throughout the summer," adds Aubin.

The company had a tremendous fourth quarter with the organisation of corporate events in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the US. "I am very proud of our team, who always go the extra mile on every project to support and deliver the best possible experience to our clients across the world. Whether in Doha, Singapore, Houston, Dammam, Cardiff or Paris, our team members were on the ground and in the air to ensure our passengers had the best travel experience possible," says Aubin.

Luna Group Charter is accelerating the expansion from its French entity with new offices in London, Geneva and Dubai. "We continue to focus our growth from Paris under the leadership of Rémi. Our strategy is to replicate the success of LunaJets, our private jet charter activity. It is clear that we see tremendous opportunities in these business lines," says group MD Alain Leboursier. As of the end of the first quarter, the company will move its Parisian address to bigger offices in the Triangle d'Or.