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How do the world's rich "escape" the Corona virus?




Everyone tries to implement WHO instructions to avoid infection with the emerging coronavirus, and while ordinary citizens adhere to their countries ’instructions to stay in their homes, the world's rich people try to escape the disease in their own way.

A report published by the British newspaper "Telegraph" indicated that, in view of the border closure measures applied by several countries to prevent the spread of the virus, a number of billionaires made trips to safe havens, using private planes and luxury yachts .

The newspaper quoted Jonathan Beckett, CEO of Britain's Yacht Company as saying that the yacht in a beautiful climate is not a bad place for self-isolation from the Corona virus.

According to Beckett, interest in remote cruise sites, such as Alaska and the South Pacific Islands, is growing.

On the length of the reservations, he said that one family had rented a yacht for nine weeks, and there were other reservations for longer periods.



The "Telegraph" that yacht renters are expected to pay 100 thousand pounds a week in addition to the costs of the crew, and the cost may rise to 500 thousand pounds for large yachts that can store enough supplies for several months.



Private aircraft also had a share of these flights. With flights stalled and countries closed to their borders, this sector has recently witnessed a boom, as the wealthy have resorted to hire "helicopters" to transport them to countries whose airspace remains open. London-based Elite Gates received 260 inquiries about chartering planes, compared to 20 in the regular week. "We are in a state of panic, people are afraid of the virus and they are telling us to get us out regardless of the cost," said company CEO Christopher Williams Martin.


He added: "Last week, we moved family members of royal families to private planes to the Middle East, remote areas of Canada, and islands off the Scandinavian coast."
According to the newspaper, some customers paid up to 155,000 pounds for these trips that started from Europe to Canada and South America, and 200,000 pounds for trips to the Middle East.
Adam Todell, CEO of Private Fly, a UK-based company, said: "We have seen huge demand for private jets, at 50 to 60 percent, compared to the same period last year."

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