-PrivateFly presents an infographic map and analysis of France's Top 10 most popular private jet destinations, and reveals who is flying there and why-

To celebrate the start of the Tour de France this weekend, private jet booking service PrivateFly.com has produced analysis of the Top 10 most popular private jet destinations in France. The statistics reveal that the country's busiest private jet airport, Paris Le Bourget, averages 3,776 private jet flights per month*. The airport is the busiest for private jets in the whole of Europe.

France is the biggest private aviation market in Europe, with almost 120,000 private jet movements in 2013, ahead of Germany in second place and the UK in third. 

Mehdi Dialmy, Head of Flight Operations at PrivateFly comments: “All eyes will be on France over the next month with the Tour De France taking place, but we turned our attention to the country's skies, rather than the roads. We have unveiled the Top 10 private jet airports in France, with an analysis of who is flying there, and why.

“It's no surprise to see Paris Le Bourget at number one. Paris is the second most visited city in the world and a vital business hub. And of course the VIP property hotspot of the South of France features strongly, with three airports in the Top 10 – Nice Cote D'Azur, Cannes Mandelieu and Toulon-Hyeres. But lesser known airports also appear, including Toussus-Le-Noble to the West of Paris with its popularity for government flights; and Figari Sud Corse in Corsica – which attracts VIP holidaymakers, second home owners and the yachting community.

“So for those whose preferred mode of transport is a private jet rather than a road bike, here is our alternative Tour De France, with average private flight volumes per month* at each airport.”

1) Paris Le Bourget (3776)

2) Nice Cote D'Azur (2850)

3) Cannes Mandelieu (1188)

4) EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiberg (744)

5) Toussus-Le-Noble (688)

6) Lyon Bron (561)

7) Chambery-Aix-Les-Bains (423)

8) Toulons-Hyeres (398)

9) Bordeaux Merignac (390)

10) Figari Sud Corse (312)

PrivateFly has produced a report and infographic map to illustrate the results of its analysis. This is available at: http://www.privatefly.com/inspirational-jet-flights/private-jet-tour-de-france.html

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Notes to editors:

The infographic map is available as an image on request. For the written report see http://www.privatefly.com/inspirational-jet-flights/private-jet-tour-de-france.html

* Sources: PrivateFly.com and WINGX (www.wingx-advance.com)

About PrivateFly:

PrivateFly is the leading global booking platform for private jet charter, making it faster, easier and more cost-effective to compare and book private jets. With over 7000 aircraft integrated worldwide, PrivateFly combines innovative technology with a VIP multilingual operations team, available 24 hours. In May 2014, CEO Adam Twidell was named by Aviation Week as one of the Top 10 Leaders of European Business Aviation, the judges describing him an 'internet pioneer' for the industry.

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