Light Jet · Ibiza to London

Touchdown at London Biggin Hill or Farnborough (EGLF) rather than the slot-constrained majors is the quiet logic behind most Ibiza departures. From LEIB, a light jet such as a Phenom 100 or Citation M2 covers the leg in roughly two hours and twenty minutes, well inside the category's range, with no fuel stop and one cabin attendant rarely needed for a hop this short.

The timing usually decides the aircraft, not the other way round. Ibiza runs a night curfew, and through the summer the FBO ramp at LEIB is heavily booked, so a confirmed slot matters more than headline cabin size. Departing before the late-evening restriction, a light jet that has been positioned to the island a day ahead avoids the repositioning premium that builds once August traffic peaks. On the London end, Farnborough holds general aviation customs and immigration on site, which means clearance is handled planeside rather than in a terminal queue, and the drive into the city or the Surrey corporate belt is shorter than from the east London fields.

What you give up against a midsize aircraft is mostly baggage volume and standing headroom, neither of which tends to matter across a two-hour sector with summer luggage. What you keep is the lower hourly rate, the broader airport access that comes with a lighter type, and a faster turn on the ground at both ends. For a couple or a small group moving between the Balearics and the South East, the light jet is usually the honest answer rather than the upsell, and the operators worth flying are the ones who will tell you so before they quote a larger cabin you do not need.