近日，英國(guó)一家飛機(jī)租賃公司透露，由于英格蘭準(zhǔn)備實(shí)施二次封鎖，一些富人提前預(yù)定私人飛機(jī)準(zhǔn)備趁封鎖前離開(kāi)英國(guó)，前往他們?cè)跉W洲大陸的其他住所。

Wealthy people in England were booking private jets to escape the lockdown set to be introduced on Thursday, according to jet brokers.

根據(jù)飛機(jī)經(jīng)紀(jì)公司的消息，英格蘭的富人們紛紛預(yù)定私人飛機(jī)以逃離本周四（11月5日）開(kāi)始實(shí)行的封鎖。

Air Partner, one of the biggest aircraft charter firms, said there had been a “sharp rise” in private jet bookings “out of the country before Thursday”, as people look to avoid the lockdown and instead spend the time overseas.

最大的飛機(jī)租賃公司之一航空伙伴稱，由于人們想去國(guó)外避開(kāi)封鎖，“周四前”預(yù)定私人飛機(jī)出國(guó)的訂單量“激增”。

The company, which supplies planes to Premier League footballers, celebrities, the royal family and six out of the eight governments in the G8, said it had been overwhelmed with enquiries from wealthy people seeking to escape the UK for second homes overseas.

這家公司向英超球員、名人、王室成員和八國(guó)集團(tuán)中的6國(guó)政府提供飛機(jī)。該公司稱，想要逃離英國(guó)前往海外住宅的富人們的咨詢讓他們應(yīng)接不暇。

"Many of these flight enquiries are for individuals wishing to go to their second homes in Europe, with the Canary Islands, which are still warm at this time of year, being the most sought-after destination,” the company said in a statement. “We do expect to continue to see some demand for private jet flights during the rest of the month for business travel, particularly as many commercial flights become grounded and unavailable.”

該公司在一份聲明中說(shuō)：“許多查詢飛機(jī)服務(wù)的都是想去歐洲第二住所的人，現(xiàn)在這個(gè)時(shí)候依然溫暖的加那利群島是最熱門的目的地。我們預(yù)期這個(gè)月一些商務(wù)旅行人士還會(huì)對(duì)私人飛機(jī)有需求，尤其是在許多商業(yè)航班都被叫停、無(wú)法預(yù)訂的情況下?！?/p>

The new lockdown in England, which has come into force on Thursday, will ban residents in England from travelling abroad except for essential work until at least 2 December.

英格蘭的新一輪封鎖于本周四實(shí)行，除以重要工作為目的外，英格蘭居民被禁止出國(guó)旅行，封鎖時(shí)間至少持續(xù)到12月2日。

Commercial airlines have dramatically reduced their flight schedules in anticipation of an even greater fall in demand for international travel, which has been moribund since the pandemic began.

由于預(yù)期跨國(guó)旅行需求量將進(jìn)一步暴跌，商業(yè)航空公司已經(jīng)大幅縮減了航班。自從疫情暴發(fā)以來(lái)，跨國(guó)航班基本處于停滯狀態(tài)。

moribund [?m??r?b?nd]: adj. 垂死的；停滯不前的

However, private jet operators have reported a much smaller decline in bookings. The operators say this is because the richest of the rich have continued to travel as much as before. In addition, more moderately wealthy people are seeking out private jets as they view it as a safer way to travel during the pandemic because it avoids potentially crowded commercial planes and airport terminals.

但是，私人飛機(jī)運(yùn)營(yíng)商報(bào)告稱其預(yù)定量的降幅要小得多。運(yùn)營(yíng)商表示，這是因?yàn)樽罡坏哪侨喝说穆眯袛?shù)量和以往差不多。此外，一般的有錢人選擇私人飛機(jī)是因?yàn)樗麄儗⑵湟暈橐咔槠陂g更安全的旅行方式，可以避免商業(yè)飛機(jī)和航站樓擁擠的人群。

Private jet operators also reported a rise in bookings ahead of the first UK-wide lockdown in March. Private jet companies also marketed “evacuation flights” out of countries badly hit by the virus.

私人飛機(jī)運(yùn)營(yíng)商還報(bào)告稱，三月份在英國(guó)實(shí)施首次全國(guó)封鎖之前，預(yù)定量也有所上升。私人飛機(jī)公司還針對(duì)受疫情重創(chuàng)的國(guó)家進(jìn)行“撤離航班”營(yíng)銷。

The number of private flights dipped by just 10% between 1 September and 15 October compared with last year, according to aviation consultancy WINGX. That compares to a more than 50% drop in scheduled commercial flights.

根據(jù)航空咨詢公司W(wǎng)INGX的數(shù)據(jù)，私人飛機(jī)的航班數(shù)量在9月1日至10月15日期間同比僅下降了10%。相比之下，商業(yè)航班預(yù)訂量下降了逾50%。

Richard Koe, managing director of WINGX said: “The advantages of flying private, notably hygiene-control and convenience, should continue to draw some customers from the airlines.”

WINGX公司總經(jīng)理理查德·高說(shuō)：“私人飛機(jī)的優(yōu)勢(shì)顯然是衛(wèi)生管控和便利性，這一優(yōu)勢(shì)將繼續(xù)從航空公司那里搶走客戶?！?/p>

Oliver Stone, managing director of private jet brokerage firm Colibri Aircraft, said: “Covid-19 has also resulted in an increase in enquiries from potential first-time buyers of business aircraft as the crisis has helped raise the profile and benefits of flying privately amongst those who can afford to do this.

私人飛機(jī)經(jīng)紀(jì)公司Colibri Aircraft的總經(jīng)理奧利弗·斯通表示：“新冠疫情還導(dǎo)致有意初次購(gòu)買商業(yè)飛機(jī)的問(wèn)詢量增加，因?yàn)樵谀切┠軌蜇?fù)擔(dān)這一費(fèi)用的人心中，這一危機(jī)使得乘坐私人飛機(jī)的地位和益處得到提升?！?/p>

"For many business owners and executives, travel is a necessary component to keep their business running. The use of private aviation is now often the only way to continue to travel and keep their companies operational.”

“對(duì)于許多企業(yè)老板和高管來(lái)說(shuō)，出行是保持企業(yè)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的必要組成部分。乘坐私人飛機(jī)如今往往是繼續(xù)出行、保持公司運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的唯一方式?！?/p>

Private jets emit about 20 times more carbon dioxide per passenger mile than commercial flights, according to industry data.

行業(yè)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，乘坐私人飛機(jī)的二氧化碳每客位英里排放量比乘坐商業(yè)航班高出約20倍。

英文來(lái)源：衛(wèi)報(bào)

翻譯&編輯：丹妮