India’s tycoons take private jets to Goa, Maldives to escape coronavirus-ravaged cities

India’s rich used to travel by private jet for the comfort and the glamour. But now safety – and avoiding crowded airports amid the coronavirus pandemic – is the reason that those who can afford it in the world’s third-worst affected nation are fuelling a surge in demand for private planes. Private jet companies say that ever since flights were allowed to resume from May 25, business has been brisk. Tycoons and their families want to go and recover from the country’s lockdown in their holiday…

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