As pandemic travel restrictions are eased, 81% of senior executives worldwide agreed that business aviation would be “more important than ever” in driving success as the world reopens, according to a new report by bizav aviation specialist operator VistaJet. The research, carried out in conjunction with WSJ Intelligence, surveyed more than 200 senior executives around the world, of which 97% noted that their businesses had been negatively impacted by restrictions on face-to-face meetings. One very clear finding underlines VistaJet’s own substantial increase in traffic numbers. Clients are looking to business aviation for flexibility, efficiency, safety and privacy as markets reopen with 60% of respondents who undertook more than eight bizav flights annually now expecting a significant increase in ‘in-person’ meetings.