Waltzing Matilda Aviation Sees Faster Rebound In Traffic With Unprecedented Pricing On Flights To Florida

BEDFORD, Mass., May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC (WMA) has seen a substantial pick up in business in the past week after, much like all in the industry, experiencing a quiet April, first half of May.

WMA CEO John Thomas said: "We are now fielding up to 50 jet charter enquiries a day up from 5-10 only 2 weeks ago.  Further with a massive imbalance in clients wanting to fly from Florida to the North East we are seeing unbelievably low pricing for one way southbound flights for as low as $6,500.  But we don't expect this imbalance will last for more than a couple of weeks after which southbound pricing will rise to their more normal levels."

Based on WMA's level of activity at its home base at Bedford (BED), MA, it believes its business is coming back faster than some of the bigger national players who were forced to furlough crews during the downturn.  WMA was able to maintain its full staffing levels throughout the downturn and is therefore better able to respond faster to the recovery than many operators – some of whom have had aircraft idle for the past 2 months.  WMA has used some of this idle time to invest in new systems and further enhance its website www.waltzingmatildaaviation.org with a new online booking portal.

Thomas added: "With the FET holiday through to the end of December as well as low fuel prices, now is one of the cheapest times to fly privately.  Further we have picked up a number of new corporate customers who have already made the decision not to allow their staff to fly commercially for the foreseeable future and therefore see private aviation as the only viable option."

About WMA

WMA is a Boston based FAA Part 135 jet charter operator (Certificate number 6WZA614N).  WMA began private (Part 91) operations in June 2008 and has operated thousands of hours of safe and reliable flying with a focus on delivering superior customer service.  WMA owns and operates both its own aircraft as well as managed aircraft.  WMA brings together a group of aviation professionals, many of whom have been involved in jet charter operations in the Boston area for over 20 years.  WMA is passionate about flying and dedicated to providing a high quality of service.

WMA was co-founded by John Thomas.  John has been actively involved in the aviation industry for the past 35 years, both as a senior operating executive as Group Executive at Virgin Australia Airlines and as a strategic advisor to the global aviation industry. He advised major airlines around the world as well as OEMs, Business & General Aviation, FBOs, airports, and ANSPs.  In addition to actively managing WMA, John sits on the Board of Skyservice, the largest Corporate aviation service provider in Canada, as well as the Board of Icelandair, and continues to provide advisory services to the broader aviation industry.

SOURCE Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC

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