Royal Jet gears up for Abu Dhabi F1 event

ROYAL PLANS: Royal Jet is currently finalising the logistics of transferring guests from the Airport to Yas Island.(supplied)

Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered, international executive flight services company, is gearing up to serve the elite visitors at the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix.

With its VIP Terminal facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport being situated only three minutes by helicopter transfer or five minutes by limousine to the Yas Marina circuit, demand for Royal Jet services will be very high and they are taking all necessary steps to ensure that the travelling experience of the VIPs, the company said in a statement on Saturday.

Shane O'Hare, President and CEO of Royal Jet, said that Royal Jet has temporarily expanded facilities at the terminal to complement its own VIP facilities to cope with the expected traffic demand and the number of visiting aircraft, thereby offering an additional three VIP lounges for the duration of the F1 event.

O'Hare said: "Taking the examples of the Grand Prix held in Bahrain, Istanbul and Monaco as typical of the type of numbers likely to fly in on private jets, we are expecting around 200 to 250 aircraft movements during the three day event with additional numbers using our VIP terminal in the previous week. That equates to around 750 to 1,000 guests who will pass through our facilities during the race days themselves."

He added that the company has taken on additional manpower for the ground handling and lounge services to cope with this high demand.

"As this event is being staged here in the UAE for the very first time, we expect large numbers of VIPs, VVIPs and F1 fans flying into Abu Dhabi using private jets," O'Hare said. "Royal Jet is able to park a minimum of 25 midsized aircraft, and we have also arranged additional parking facilities at both Al Bateen and Al Ain Airports."

Royal Jet is currently finalising the logistics of transferring guests from the Airport to Yas Island, where the F1 Circuit is located. It has already block booked additional limousines, and is also expecting at least 10-20 helicopter movements during the three days of the event.

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