Steve Varsano, A New Yorker who sells private jets, moved from America to London a couple of years ago. His showroom, which is kitted out as a luxury aircraft interior-cream leather seats, snakeskin walls, mahogany trimmings-is on Hyde Park Corner. To some, Hyde Park Corner is a noisy roundabout. To Mr Varsano, it is an unbeatable location. Fifteen years ago, he says, 70% of the world's private jets were sold in America. These days, maybe 35-40% are. "Anybody that can afford a jet comes to London. The only bits of London they know are Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair [the areas that converge on Hyde Park Corner]. They all have to stop at that light," he says, point-ins at the traffic lisht on the southern side of the roundabout.
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