EUROCONTROL: Charter flights: a segment in decline

03-Aug-2017 The 'charter' (or non-scheduled) market segment is the business of renting or providing an entire aircraft (i.e. chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e. purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline). After years of decline or transition to a low-cost, scheduled model, this segment represents only a small share of all flights. Spain and Germany were among the busiest countries for charter traffic in 2016. Yet, this segment accounted for just 2% of the total flights in the two countries. On the other hand, in countries like Bulgaria, charter remains very important for tourism.