Leaving on a private jet plane: How India's richest are flying high

The country's richest people can't wait to catch the next chartered flight home

An aeroplane that you don’t have to share with strangers and that will take off at your convenience: Flying in a private jet is like that.

“It’s like having your own car versus using public transport,” said Arjun Thapar, an architect who flew on a private jet that an industrialist had booked from Delhi to Bhubaneswar for a project to design his properties. “You decide when you want to leave, where you want to go, and it’s much like your own car – once you get ready you just get in and go."

“You are asked your food preferences a