interesting opinion that "everyone has to make their own decision on how they want to live"
If we all chose(or were able to choose)her option then some countries would be under water and she would need a jet with floats on it to land.
Spare us the "concern" about the environment and dont try to justify it by telling us how fuel efficient your jet is.

pg, shrewsbury,

Modern PrivatJet Aircraft fly cleaner, more efficiently and can fly more flexible routes, landing at less frequented local airfields, which shortens time spent in so called holding patterns, thus saving huge amounts of kerosene. People seem to forget that worldwide air travel began with PrivatJet Aircraft or Business Aviation. An increasing number of Private Aircraft operators belong to Carbon Offset programms. PrivatJet manufacturers are the cutting edge of technological development in the Aviation Business. Last but not least, people also seem to forget that those who utilise PrivatJet aircraft are the worlds employers, so if they couldn't work efficiently and productively, they wouldn't remain competitive and wouldn't be able to employ us, and without jobs, we couldn't afford to travel at all............happy landings!

Paul, Vienna, Austria

i'm a private pilot and thought about purchasing the eclipse 500. similar to the above but half the price but on top of the listed negatives you also have to consider: you cannot have a beer, cannot go to the toilet once airborne, cannot have a snooze and its barely a holiday if you have 100 things to think about and 2 hrs of intense concentration if you are a single pilot.

i vote for stanstead too! you can buy viz and the times, have a burger, check out ipods and on board- whoknows -you may get to sit next to someone really fit!

carl, malaga,

One word for it. Obscene.

Heather, Lancs,

....who cares?

Dave Le, Lincoln, United Kingdom

She looks much better than the aircraft!

V Tan, London, London

Now, tell me what is the level of carbon emissions compared to that generated by a seat in one of easyJet's aircraft? I believe they are exempt from any of the "green" taxes that airline passengers pay. How long before these private jets are banned ?

David Bland, Madrid, Spain

I guess she's not worried about her carbon foot print then!

SImon Lawrence, Thatcham, Berkshire / UK

It's a shame this article didn't include the carbon released. I suspect that the value would have been enormous in comparison to the commercial equivalent. Stopping off to pick up a couple of case of Champagne simply adds insult to climate injury !

I would prefer to to paraphrase the article and say that it's wonderful splitting your life between London, Salzburg and Portofino but spending your life in airports is a real drag. Everyone has to make their own decision on how they want to live.

Spending, what must be to her, peanuts on cheap fuel sounds great until you consider the enormous carbon footprint involved. Should we be publicising this type of lifestyle in this day and age when the average person is being encouraged to walk to the shops and cycle to work ?

Carlos, Bristol, UK

Mmmmmm...£1,600 for a two hour flight to Milan and back. doesnt sound very economical to me.And thats before factoring in insurance, purchase price and airport parking ! No thanks. Think I will put up with the 2 hours at Stanstead and the overpriced, poor quality food of Easyjet and Ryannair for £50.

Nick W, Hampstead, England

The article forgot the most important detail - no over-booking of seats, and no standing in queues waiting to book-in! A sensible Lady!

Anthony Walker, Louth, Lincolnshire