UEFA CL, GS MD5, 27 November 2018

27 November 2018

Group E

AEK Athens vs. Ajax Amsterdam

OR7395 AMS 1000-xxxx ATH B738 OO-JAV (26/11/18)

OR7396 ATH xxxx-1735 AMS B738 OO-JAD (28/11/18)

FC Bayern München vs. SL Benfica

HFM612 LIS 0950-1340 MUC A340 (26/11/18)

HFM631 MUC 1450-1650 LIS A340 (28/11/18)

Group F

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Manchester City

ZT1601 MAN 1500-1755 LYS B752 (26/11/18)

MT9064 MAN xxxx-1020 LYS

LS6669 MAN xxxx-1030 LYS

BY8024 MAN xxxx-1105 LYS

BY8025 LYS 0010-xxxx MAN (28/11/18)

LS6670 LYS 0055-xxxx MAN (28/11/18)

MT9065 LYS 0055-xxxx MAN (28/11/18)

ZT1605 LYS 1500-xxxx MAN B752 (28/11/18)

Group G

CSKA Moscow vs. Viktoria Plzen

OK7110 PRG 1010-1255 SVO A319 (26/11/18)

AS Roma vs. Real Madrid

IB2806 MAD 1030-1255 FCO A333 (26/11/18)
IB2807 FCO xxxx-0320 MAD A333 (28/11/18)

Group H

Manchester United vs. BSC Young Boys

2L8442 BRN xxxx-1230 MAN F100 HB-JVE (26/11/18)
TDR526 BRN xxxx-1305 MAN F100 (26/11/18)
2L8452 BRN 1130-1225 MAN F100 HB-JVE (27/11/18)
ST1018 ZRH 1400-1505 MAN A319 D-ASTL (27/11/18)
ST1019 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN A319 D-ASTL (28/11/18, diverted to BSL)
2L8443 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (28/11/18)
2L8453 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (28/11/18)
TDR527 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (28/11/18)

Juventus Turin vs. CF Valencia

YW2001 VLC 1300-xxxx TRN CRJX (26/11/18)
YW5001 VLC 1300-xxxx TRN CRJ2 (26/11/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD3, 23 October 2018

Group E

AEK Athens vs. FC Bayern München

Despite wearing Qatar Airways sponsorship badges on their shirts these days, Bayern are still traveling with Lufthansa on their European journeys, using one of the company's Airbus A340-600s for the trip to Greece once more:

LH2570 MUC 1030-1350 ATH A346 (22/10/18)
LH2571 ATH 1205-1335 MUC A346 (24/10/18)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. SL Benfica

Privilege Style has a habit of carrying teams from Spain all across the continent, but their Portuguese neighbors are no strangers either to the use of the elegantly painted Boeing 757s:

PVG7995 LIS xxxx-1325 AMS B752 EC-HDS (22/10/18)
PVG7996 AMS 1200-xxxx LIS B752 EC-HDS (24/10/18)

Group F

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Olympique Lyonnais

Arrival airports seem to change in rotation for the visitors of the German club based right next to the A6 motorway in Sinsheim. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden is the port of choice for Olympique Lyonnais, but who could have ruled out a trip within France for them, to either Strasbourg or Colmar-Houssen?

FPO807 LYS 1000-xxxx FKB B737 (22/10/18)
FPO808 FKB xxxx-1405 LYS B737 (24/10/18)

Shakhtar Donezk vs. Manchester City (in Kharkiv)

ZT581 MAN 1500-2100 HRK B752 G-ZAPX (21/10/18)
TCX9062 MAN 0555-1155 HRK A321 (23/10/18)

Group G

AS Roma vs. CSKA Moscow

The Russian army club has a sponsorship with Aeroflot that even includes a plane in the club's colours, so Aeroflot is the logic choice for CSKA's trip to the Italian capital, where they will face AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico:

SU7004 SVO 1000-1255 FCO A320 (21/10/18)
SU7005 FCO 0130-0600 SVO A320 (24/10/18)

Real Madrid vs. Viktoria Plzen

No great surprises when it comes to the amount of seats on offer for this away trip. Real Madrid may still be the biggest attraction in Champions League football, even if Cristiano Ronaldo has now left the club and moved to Turin. No less than three aircraft will carry Czech players, staff and supporters to Madrid:

OK6106 PRG xxxx-1225 MAD A319 (22/10/18)
QS4570 PRG xxxx-1355 MAD B738 (22/10/18)
QS4540 PRG xxxx-1100 MAD B738 (23/10/18)
QS4571 MAD 0145-xxxx PRG B738 (24/10/18)
QS4541 MAD 0155-xxxx PRG B738 (24/10/18)
OK6107 MAD 1100-xxxx PRG A319 (24/10/18)

Group H

Manchester United vs. Juventus Turin

It is yet another return to an old club for CR7, with Manchester United of course being the club where he first became really famous. His trip was far from certain though, after he conceded a red card in the first Champions League fixture against Valencia early this season.

AZ**** TRN xxxx-1750 MAN A321 (22/10/18)
AZ**** MAN 1100-xxxx TRN A321 (24/10/18)

BSC Young Boys vs. Valencia CF

Bern is always a tricky journey to plan, with the airport notorious for being pested by fog and because of very restrictive night flying regulations. Valencia is thus flying to nearby (100km) Basel, where aircraft movements are not quite as heavily restricted:

YW5011 VLC 1130-1330 BSL CRJX (22/10/18)
YW2001 VLC 1300-1500 BSL CRJ2 (22/10/18)
YW2002 BSL xxxx-0145 VLC CRJ (24/10/18)
YW5012 BSL xxxx-0155 VLC CRJ (24/10/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD2, 2 October 2018

Group E

FC Bayern München vs. Ajax Amsterdam

OR7311 AMS 1200-xxxx MUC B738 PH-TFD (01/10/18)

OR7315 AMS 1010-xxxx MUC B738 PH-TFD (02/10/18)

OR7316 MUC xxxx-1145 AMS B738 OO-TUP (03/10/18)

OR7312 MUC xxxx-1635 AMS B738 PH-TFD (03/10/18)

AEK Athens vs. SL Benfica

5K972 LIS 1615-xxxx ATH A345 CS-TFX (30/09/18)

Group F

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Manchester City

ZT1561 MAN 1500-1740 FRA B752 (01/10/18)

ZT1562 FRA 1505-1550 MAN B752 (03/10/18)

Group G

CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid

IB2806 MAD 1650-2125 SVO A346 EC-JNQ (30/09/18)

AS Roma vs. Viktoria Plzen

OK6104 PRG 1100-1250 FCO A319 (01/10/18)

Group H

Manchester United vs. CF Valencia

EVE6351 VLC 1200-1345 MAN A320 (01/10/18)

YW5001 VLC 1230-1410 MAN CRJ2 (01/10/18)

YW5002 MAN xxxx-0410 VLC CRJ2 (03/10/18)

Juventus Turin vs. BSC Young Boys

ST1200 BRN 1230-1330 TRN A319 (01/10/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD1, 19 September 2018

Group E

Ajax Amsterdam vs. AEK Athens

The Greek champions find themselves in a rather tricky pool, together with Ajax, Bayern and Benfica. Supposedly, qualifying for the Europa League knock-out stage would be their target from this group. Their first away trip takes them to Amsterdam, where they will face Ajax:

AEE4050 ATH xxxx-1300 AMS A320 (18/09/18)

AEE4051 AMS 1245-xxxx ATH A320 (20/09/18)

SL Benfica vs. FC Bayern München

Despite a new transport sponsor, it is still Lufthansa that flies FC Bayern to the away games in Europe, and in some style, still using a big widebody like an Airbus A340-600 from Munich to the first away stop in Lisbon:

LH2570 MUC 0950-1200 LIS A346 (18/09/18)
LH2571 LIS 1700-2055 MUC A346 (20/09/18)

Group F

Manchester City vs. Olympique Lyonnais

The former French serial champions have made it into the big competition once again and will play against one of the financial heavyweights in Manchester City, which is relying on lots of money from the Arabian peninsula. Some fans of OL will travel to the City of Manchester stadium with Privilege Style:

AF4002 LYS 1100-1155 MAN A320 (18/09/18)
PVG7335 LYS 1100-1155 MAN B752 (19/09/18)

PVG7336 MAN 2355-0355(+1) LYS B752 (19/09/18)
AF4003 MAN 1115-1515 LYS A320 (20/09/18)

Group G

Real Madrid vs. AS Roma

Having won the competition three times in a row in recent seasons, Real are in for something new this season, with a new manager and obviously without their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has left the club. AS Roma will travel across the Mediterranean with Alitalia.

AZ8950 FCO xxxx-1805 MAD A319 (18/09/18)

AZ8951 MAD 0030-xxxx FCO A319 (20/09/18)

Group H

BSC Young Boys vs. Manchester United

The fifth club to qualify for the Champions League from Switzerland, YB, is hosting Manchester United first up at the Stade de Suisse. Traveling to and from Berne can always be a slight challenge, with only a short runway and not much ramp space available. Also, night flying hours are severely restricted. Manchester United has chosen to stay in Bern over night after the match and they will use a rather small aircraft for the trip, in KlasJet's luxurious Boeing 737-500 LY-KLJ:

KLJxxxx ??? xxxx-0730 MAN B735 LY-KLJ (18/09/18, ferry flt)

KLJ1138 MAN 1000-1235 BRN B735 LY-KLJ (18/09/18)
MLT709F ??? xxxx-1100 MAN B735 9H-MAC (18/09/18, ferry flt)
MLT709 MAN 1230-1515 BSL B735 9H-MAC (18/09/18)

KLJxxxx BRN xxxx-1045 MAN B735 LY-KLJ (20/09/18)
MLT710 BSL xxxx-1220 MAN B735 9H-MAC (20/09/18)
MLT710F MAN 1305-xxxx ??? B735 9H-MAC (20/09/18, ferry flt)

Valencia CF vs. Juventus Turin

CR7 may have won the Champions League several times, with Manchester United and Real Madrid, but he is still looking for new challenges and has joined Juventus now. His first UCL trip on Juve duty will take him to Valencia with Alitalia:

AZ9014 TRN xxxx-1755 VLC A321 (18/09/18)

AZ9015 VLC 1100-xxxx TRN A321 (20/09/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, Play-Off first leg, 21-22 August 2018

21 August 2018

Some quick planning was required for the clubs involved in the 2018-19 Champions League qualifiers, setting up trips to new destinations right after they knew that they had won their clashes in the 3rd round.

Red Star Belgrade vs. FC Salzburg

After many unsuccessful attempts at qualifying for the Champions League, the Salzburg team try it once again, this time against the Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade:

PE930 ACH xxxx-1220 SZG E170 (20/08/18, ferry flt)

PE630 SZG 1305-1440 BEG E170 (20/08/18)

PE631 BEG xxxx-1435 SZG E170 (22/08/18)

PE933 SZG 1520-xxxx ACH E170 (22/08/18, ferry flt)

BATE Borisov vs. PSV Eindhoven

MLT666 EIN 1300-xxxx MSQ B735 (20/08/18)

SL Benfica vs. PAOK Saloniki

The Greek cup winners have hired a Portuguese A319 to carry them to ... Portugal. Albeit with a Greek flight number:

AZI120 SKG 1900-2015 LIS A319 CS-TFU (19/08/18)

22 August 2018

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Dynamo Kiev

These teams have gained their chance for a place in the Champions League proper through their league positions and will now face off for the actual spot in the group stage. The losing team will take part in the Europa League group stage:

7W7771 KBP xxxx-1200 AMS A321 UR-WRI (21/08/18)

7W7772 AMS 1310-xxxx KBP A321 UR-WRI (23/08/18)

BSC Young Boys vs. Dinamo Zagreb

Swiss Champions after more than 30 years, YB are taking another attempt at qualifying for the Champions League. They have done so several times as runners-up in recent years, but have never been successful at it. The club has a long legacy though, with a European Cup semifinal in the 1950s possibly being the biggest performance of a Swiss club in this competition ever:

LO7643 ZAG 0950-1130 BRN E170 (21/08/18)

MOL Vidi vs. AEK Athens

AEE4050 ATH 1100-xxxx BUD A320 (21/08/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R3 first leg, 7-8 August 2018

7 August 2018

Malmö FF vs. MOL Vidi

The Swedish champions have beaten their Romanian counterparts CFR Cluj and earned themselves a third-round tie against the champions from Hungary, MOL Vidi, formerly known as Videoton Balaton:

ATV501G BUD 1000-1200 MMX F100 (06/08/18)

Benfica Lisbon vs. Fenerbahçe Istanbul

On the league path, there are some ties, that could just as well be encounters during the Champions League group stage, so some serious contenders will be eliminated fairly early. Fenerbahce are looking to improve from their shambolic performance in Europe last season and are traveling far west to Lisbon, where they face a Benfica team that has recently been shaken up quite badly:

TK3507 IST 0900-1155 LIS B738 (06/08/18)

TK3508 LIS 1300-1930 IST B738 (06/08/18, ferry flt)

TK3508 LIS 1000-1630 IST B738 (08/08/18)

Red Star Belgrade vs. Spartak Trnava

The Slovak champions from Trnava once again make use of the regional airfield at Piestany, flying from there to Belgrade with Sprint Air from Poland and one of their ATR-72s:

SRN275 PZY xxxx-1135 BEG AT72 (06/08/18)

Qarabag Agdam vs. BATE Borisov

The Belarussian champions have qualified for this round against the Finnish champions HJK Helsinki and are now headed further south-east to face the rising Azeri outfit of FK Qarabag Agdam:

BRU8931 MSQ 0900-1325 GYD CRJ1 EW-100PJ (06/08/18)
BRU8932 GYD 0100-0320 MSQ CRJ1 EW-100PJ (08/08/18)

Slavia Prague vs. Dynamo Kiev

This clash in the league path of the Champions League sees Dynamo Kiev traveling west in another attempt to qualify for the main competition:

7W7771 KBP 0810-xxxx PRG A321 (06/08/18)

FC Astana vs. Dinamo Zagreb

The Croatian champions traveled to Kazakhstan on Sunday already, using Azerbaijan Airlines for their long trip to the East:

AHY5234 ZAG 1200-2200 TSE A319 4K-8888 (05/08/18)
AHY5235 TSE 2355-0240(+1) ZAG A319 4K-8888 (07/08/18)

8 August 2018

PAOK Saloniki vs. Spartak Moscow

SVR3227 SVO 1240-xxxx SKG A319 (07/08/18)
SVR3234 SKG xxxx-0335 SVO A320 (09/08/18)

FC Salzburg vs. Shkendija

OK6805 SKP 1825-2115 SZG AT72 (06/08/18)
OK6805 SZG 2155-xxxx PRG AT72 (06/08/18, ferry flt)
OK6804 PRG xxxx-2115 SZG AT72 (08/08/18, ferry flt)
OK6804 SZG 2155-0040(+1) SKP AT72 (08/08/18)

Celtic Glasgow vs. AEK Athens

AEE4050 ATH 0930-xxxx GLA A320 (07/08/18)

UEFA CL, Q3 first leg, 25-26 July 2017

25 July 2017

AEK Athens vs. CSKA Moscow

SU2798 SVO 0930-1345 ATH A320 (24/07/17)

SU2799 ATH 0150-0555 SVO A320 (26/07/17)

Partizan Belgrade vs. Olympiakos Piraeus

AEE4010 ATH 1130-1210 BEG A320 (24/07/17)

Vardar Skopje vs. FC Kobenhavn

MLT505 CPH 1000-1235 SKP B735 (24/07/17)

Slavia Prague vs. BATE Borisov

BRU8931 MSQ 1030-1115 PRG CRJ1 (24/07/17)

Steaua Bucharest vs. Viktoria Plzen

KRP2721 PRG 1000-xxxx OTP F100 (24/07/17)

26 July 2017

Club Brugge vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

TK3381 IST 1700-1945 OST B738 TC-JGM (24/07/17)

FC Salzburg vs. HNK Rijeka

SVB597 RJK xxxx-1200 SZG E145 (25/07/17)

SVB598 SZG 2155-xxxx RJK E145

Celtic Glasgow vs. Rosenborg Trondheim

DX5431 TRD 1200-1455 GLA A320 (25/07/17)

DX5432 GLA xxxx-1655 TRD A320 (27/07/17)

OGC Nice vs. Ajax Amsterdam

DX5391 AMS 1200-1340 NCE MD83 (25/07/17)

DX5392 NCE 1120-1300 AMS MD83 (27/07/17)

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