Royal Jet's Abu Dhabi base voted the best

Dubai: Royal Jet said its operations base in Abu Dhabi has been voted the best in the Middle East and ranked among top five in the world in an aviation magazine survey of pilots.

The private charter group, headquartered in Abu Dhabi and chaired by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, has its own purpose-built base, which it has run since 2003, close to Terminal 2 of Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Last year Royal Jet saw a 90 per cent increase in traffic at its airport.

"As a private charter operator, our success is primarily due to our focused service offerings. Our service pedigree reflects our founding by the Abu Dhabi Royal [Amiri] Flight and this translates through every facet of our business right through to our FBO [fixed-based operations] facilities today," Shaikh Hamdan said.

The survey was carried out by Aviation International News.

VIP terminal

Royal Jet chief executive officer Shane O'Hare said the company FBO handles all executive aircraft landing at Abu Dhabi's International Airport through its VIP terminal, where it has its own maintenance headquarters and two VIP lounges to receive clients flying on Royal Jet or arriving on any other executive aircraft.

Royal Jet said its facility currently receives around 150 aircraft per month.

"As the dominant charter operator here, we are in a strong position to develop facilities in the overall region and to make Abu Dhabi the premier business aviation hub in the Middle East," O'Hare said.