Danes in Italy, Ajax to Liverpool - UEFA Champions League 1 December 2020

Lokomotiv Moscow vs. FC Salzburg

It may come as a slight surprise that Lokomotiv has managed two draws against Atlético in the past two games, which puts them into a favourable position against Salzburg. The Austrians ideally need a win in Moscow to remain in the race for a spot in spring's Europa League knock-out stages or even a spot in the Champions League round of 16. The latter though would require a win over Atlético in the last round, as well as Bayern losing in Madrid. Salzburg will travel to Moscow with Air X:

AXY2906 STN xxxx-1845 SZG B735 (29/11/20, ferry flt)

AXY3002 SZG 1030-xxxx SVO B735 (30/11/20)

AXY206 SVO xxxx-1355 SZG B735 (02/12/20)

AXY203 SZG 1455-xxxx KRR B735 (02/12/20, ferry flt)

Atlético Madrid vs. FC Bayern München

Bayern are already through and will win this group, with 12 points from four games. Atléti meanwhile have to look into their back mirror, because two draws agains Lokomotiv Moscow could spell late trouble for them. Points against the already qualified Bayern would ease Atléti's nerves a little. The German visitors will come to town with Lufthansa, on an Airbus A350:

LH2570 MUC 1530-1810 MAD A359 (30/11/20)

LH2571 MAD 1020-1300 MUC A359 (30/11/20)

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Internazionale

14 goals in four matches, including two big wins over Shakhtar Donetsk mean that Mönchengladbach are sitting on top of this group. A win against Inter would seal their deal for a round of 16 spot and depending on the result of Real Madrid away in Ukraine, even a draw may be enough to qualify already with a game to spare. Inter will arrive at Düsseldorf with Alitalia, while the return flight will depart from Cologne, where there are no night flying restrictions.

AZ9018 MXP 1645-1825 DUS A319 (30/11/20)

AZ9019 CGN 0120-0305 MXP A319 (02/12/20)

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid

Real will be relieved after winning away against Inter in the previous round, but there is work to do yet. The team of Zinedine Zidane will travel to Ukraine with Iberia, though the exact type of aircraft is yet to be specified:

IB2800 MAD 0900-1405 KBP A359 (30/11/20)

IB2803 KBP xxxx-0305 MAD A359 (02/12/20)

FC Porto vs. Manchester City

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City is through to the round of 16 already. In a tight schedule it will be interesting to see whether City will pick a full squad for this away trip or whether they will leave the task to some keen reserve players. Guardiola's experience probably favours the first of those two options. City will travel to Porto with Titan Airways:

ZT7775 MAN 1500-1730 OPO A321 (30/11/20)

ZT7776 OPO 1500-1730 MAN A321 (02/12/20)

Olympique Marseille vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

The Greek visitors hold a slender advantage over Marseille, courtesy of a 1-0 win at home in October. Marseille for their part have not scored a single goal in this season's campaign and they are on a streak of 13 consecutive lost games in the Champions League. Ideally they would have to score at least two goals more than Olympiacos, who will arrive in Marseille with Aegean Airlines. But depending on how the last round will go, that may not even be enough to make it into the Europa League:

AEE4010 ATH xxxx-1210 MRS A320 (30/11/20)

AEE4011 MRS 1100-xxxx ATH A320 (02/12/20)

Liverpool FC vs. Ajax FC

A surprise loss at Anfield against Atalanta has thrown this group wide open. And with Liverpool's player availability at the moment, there seems to be no certainty at all for the match against Ajax. The Dutch team however have managed to beat Midtjylland 3-1 in the fourth round to remain in contention. They will travel to Liverpool with TUI:

OR7355 AMS 1400-1420 LPL B738 OO-JEF (30/11/20)

OR7356 LPL 1120-1350 AMS B738 OO-JEF (02/12/20)

Atlanta Bergamo vs. FC Midtjylland

The Danish champions are already out of the UEFA competitions and yet have two matches to play. Atalanta however have brought themselves seriously back into the running, with a good away win in Liverpool. Midtjylland are forced to travel from Billund instead of Karup again and will use The Great Dane Airlines to travel to Bergamo:

DW713 BLL xxxx-1150 BGY E195 OY-GDA (30/11/20)

DW714 BGY 1200-1400 BLL E195 OY-GDA (02/12/20)

Great Dane Airlines EMB-195 OY-GDA at Tenerife in December 2019

UEFA Champions League Semifinal, return leg, 7-8 May 2019

7 May 2019

Liverpool FC vs. FC Barcelona

The appetite appears to be massive and Barcelona fans will be traveling in masses to see the second match between Liverpool and the Catalan giants:


UX937 BCN 1000-xxxx LPL A332 (06/05/19)

VY8756 BCN 0600-xxxx LPL A320
VY4334 BCN 0655-xxxx LPL A320

ENT507H BCN 0755-xxxx LPL B738
ENT537 BCN 0810-xxxx LPL B738

PVG7955 BCN 0830-xxxx LPL B752
VY4080 BCN 0930-xxxx LPL A320

8 May 2019

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Compared to the masses traveling the long distance from Barcelona to Liverpool the day before, the other semifinal in Amsterdam seems to be a much more low-key occasion. Obviously, the links between Amsterdam and the various London airports are well served, up to the point where Amsterdam-London counts as the best-linked city pair in all Europe!

BRO37A STN 1430-1615 AMS B733 G-TGPG

UEFA Champions League Semifinal first leg, 30 April - 1 May 2019

30 April 2019

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Ajax Amsterdam

These two clubs have written their own bit of history this season. Tottenham has only made the semifinal stage of Europe's prime club football competition once before and Ajax are back at this stage for the first time since their glorious times in the 1990s, when they also won the title in Vienna, back in 1995.

OR7395 AMS 1035-xxxx STN B738 OO-JAA (29/04/19)
OR7395 AMS 1000-xxxx STN B738 PH-TFA (30/04/19)
HV8099 AMS 1020-xxxx LTN B738 (30/04/19)

HV8100 LTN xxxx-0920 AMS B738 (01/05/19)
OR7396 STN xxxx-1545 AMS B738 PH-TFA (01/05/19)
OR7398 STN xxxx-1715 AMS B738 (01/05/19)

1 May 2019

FC Barcelona vs. Liverpool FC

Last year's beaten finalists Liverpool were not necessarily favourites to make it so far again going into the season. But Jürgen Klopp has kept most of his team together and has had a remarkable run through the knockout stages after the group stage had turned out to be fairly difficult.

ZT3091 LPL 1530-1900 BCN B752 G-POWH (30/04/19)
ENT508H LPL 0700-1020 BCN B738 SP-ENV (01/05/19)
MT9326 MAN xxxx-1055 BCN A321 LY-VED (01/05/19)
ENT566 LPL 0800-1120 BCN B738 SP-ESD (01/05/19)

MT9327 BCN 0125-xxxx MAN A321 (02/05/19)
ENT509H BCN 0125-xxxx LPL B738 (02/05/19)
ZT3092 BCN xxxx-1455 LPL B752 (02/05/19)
ENT567 BCN 1600-xxxx LPL B738 (02/05/19)

UEFA CL, QF return leg, 16-17 April 2019

16 April 2019

FC Barcelona vs. Manchester United

It seems a while that the Red Devils have played an international tie of such magnitude, the last one most probably being the 2017 Europa League Final in Stockholm, where they beat Ajax Amsterdam for the title. No surprise that many aircraft will be required to get all the spectators down to Barcelona:

LS6868 MAN 0905-1240 BCN B738 (15/04/19)
SU7402 MAN 1030-1355 BCN A333 VQ-BNS (15/04/19)

MT9298 MAN xxxx-1055 BCN A321 (16/04/19)

MT9186 MAN xxxx-1055 BCN A332 (16/04/19)

LS6836 MAN xxxx-1110 BCN B752 (16/04/19)

MT9074 MAN xxxx-1125 BCN A332 (16/04/19)

LS6859 MAN xxxx-1140 BCN B738 (16/04/19)

MLT603 BCN 0015-xxxx MAN B735 (17/04/19)
LS6837 BCN 0030-xxxx MAN B752 (17/04/19)

LS6869 BCN 0045-xxxx MAN B738 (17/04/19)

LS6860 BCN 0055-xxxx MAN B738 (17/04/19)

MT9187 BCN 0110-xxxx MAN A332 (17/04/19)

MT9299 BCN 0120-xxxx MAN A321 (17/04/19)

MT9075 BCN 0125-xxxx MAN A332 (17/04/19)

Juventus Turin vs. Ajax Amsterdam

Ajax is traveling to the Italian giants in the hope that the 1-1 draw in the first leg is still a base to work from. They will have their work cut out against Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues in Turin though:

OR7695 AMS 1130-xxxx TRN B763 OO-JNL (15/04/19)
HV8691 AMS 0800-xxxx TRN B738 PH-HSJ (16/04/19)
HV8965 AMS 0830-xxxx TRN B738 PH-HSA (16/04/19)
TB9220 AMS 0915-xxxx TRN B738 OO-JAH (16/04/19)
HV8693 AMS 1315-xxxx TRN B738 (16/04/19)
HV8697 AMS 1330-xxxx TRN B738 (16/04/19)

17 April 2019

FC Porto vs. Liverpool FC

AWC2711 LPL 1530-1755 OPO B752 (16/04/19)

AWC711P OPO 1925-xxxx LTN B752 (16/04/19, ferry flt)

LS6855 LPL 0800-xxxx OPO B738 (17/04/19)

ENT525 LPL 0900-xxxx OPO B738 (17/04/19)

CLF437 LTN xxxx-1420 OPO E55P G-DCMT (17/04/19)

LS6867 OPO xxxx-0130(+1) LPL B738 (17/04/19)

ENT526 OPO xxxx-0515 LPL B738 (18/04/19)

CLF437 OPO 1000-xxxx LTN E55P G-DCMT (18/04/19)

AWC713P NAP xxxx-2150 OPO B752 (17/04/19, ferry flt)

AWC2712 OPO 1230-1455 LPL B752 G-POWH (18/04/19)

Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur FC

It was a great duel between the two English sides - and as is quite often the case, Spurs covered the relatively short distance between London and Manchester by plane, using a JOTA Aviation BAe 146 for the trip from Stansted to Manchester and back:

ENZ371 STN 1430-1530 MAN BA46 G-SMLA (16/04/19)
ENZ372 MAN 0045-0145 STN BA46 G-SMLA (18/04/19)

UEFA CL, QF 1st leg, 9-10 April 2019

9 April 2019

Liverpool FC vs. FC Porto

Jurgen Klopp's side went as far as the final last season and is giving it another good go this time. They have eliminated the big FC Bayern München and are now looking to take a Portuguese scalp in FC Porto:

HFY671P BYJ xxxx-1615 OPO A343 (07/04/19, ferry flt)

HFY611 OPO 1055-1315 LPL A343 (08/04/19)

PVG525P LIS xxxx-0725 OPO A320 CS-TRO (09/04/19, ferry flt)

PVG5225 OPO 0835-1050 LPL A320 CS-TRO (09/04/19)

PVG5226 LPL 0030-0705 OPO A320 CS-TRO (10/04/19)

PVG526P OPO 0840-xxxx MAD A320 CS-TRO (10/04/19, ferry flt)

HFY631 LPL xxxx-1420 OPO A343 (10/04/19)

HFY632P OPO 1550-xxxx BYJ A343 (10/04/19, ferry flt)

10 April 2019

Manchester United vs. FC Barcelona

IB2840 MAD 0700-0800 BCN A333 EC-LUB (09/04/19, ferry flt)
IB2842 BCN 1000-1135 MAN A333 EC-LUB (09/04/19)
IB28** MAN 1425-xxxx MAD A333 (09/04/19, ferry flt)

ENT543 BCN 0830-xxxx MAN B738 (10/04/19)
TUI8946 BCN 0800-0930 MAN A321 CS-TKU (10/04/19)
TUI8956 BCN 0915-1045 MAN B738 D-ATUO (10/04/19)

IB28** MAD xxxx-2200 MAN A346 (10/04/19, ferry flt)
IB2843 MAN 2345-xxxx (+1) BCN A346 (10/04/19)

ENT544 MAN xxxx-0250(+1) BCN B738 (10/04/19)
TUI8947 MAN xxxx-0315(+1) BCN A321 (10/04/19)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Juventus Turin

HV7978 TRN 1620-1805 AMS B738 PH-HXL (09/04/19)

HV7977 AMS 1055-xxxx TRN B738 PH-HXL (11/04/19)

UEFA CL, R16 return leg, 5-6 March 2019

5 March 2019

Real Madrid vs. Ajax Amsterdam

Sergio Ramos will not be there for the return leg after his yellow card saga, but if reputation is only a guide to go with, nothing should go wrong for the defending champions here.

OR7305 AMS 1100-1255 MAD B738 PH-TFD (04/03/19)

OR7311 AMS 1300-1630 MAD B738 OO-JAF (04/03/19)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Tottenham Hotspurs

BRO37A STN xxxx-1535 DTM B733 G-SWRD (04/03/19)
LS6824 STN xxxx-1100 FMO B738 (05/03/19)
LS6825 FMO 0130-xxxx STN B738 (06/03/19)
BRO37A FMO 0300-xxxx STN B733 (06/03/19)

6 March 2019

Paris St-Germain vs. Manchester United

One Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-500 seems very little for a Man United away trip, so make sure you keep your eyes open for more:

GNJ57 MAN 1030- 1245 CDG B752 SX-RFA (05/03/19)

MLT982 MAN 1045-1300 CDG B735 9H-MAC (05/03/19)

MLT983 CDG 2355-0025(+1) MAN B735 9H-MAC (06/03/19)

EDIT: GainJet Boeing 757-200 on the schedule too now!

FC Porto vs. AS Roma

BV8236 FCO xxxx-1120 OPO B738 (05/03/19)

AZ8950 FCO xxxx-1705 OPO A321 (05/03/19)

AZ9921 OPO 1755-xxxx FCO A321 (05/03/19, ferry flt)

VY4702 FCO xxxx-1030 OPO A320 (06/03/19)

AZ9920 FCO xxxx-0925 OPO A321 (07/03/19, ferry flt)

AZ8951 OPO 1015-xxxx FCO A321 (07/03/19)

VY4703 OPO 1415-xxxx FCO A320 (07/03/19)

BV8237 OPO 1630-xxxx FCO B738 (07/03/19)

UEFA CL, R16 first leg, 12-13 February 2019

12 February 2019

AS Roma vs. FC Porto

The Portuguese club travels to what was last years conquerors of no more than the might FC Barcelona. Porto prevailed from a group that contained Schalke 04 from Germany, Galatasaray from Turkey and Lokomotiv Moscow, the Russian champions. Hosts Roma finished in second position behind Real Madrid, which is no shame and beat Viktoria Plzen and CSKA to qualify for the round of 16.

HFY210P BYJ xxxx-1655 OPO A343 (10/02/19, ferry flt)

HFY211 OPO 0945-xxxx FCO A343 (11/02/19)

TP9460 LIS xxxx-0710 OPO A320 (12/02/19, ferry flt)

TP9040 OPO 0755-xxxx FCO A320 (12/02/19)

TP9041 FCO xxxx-0340 OPO A320 (13/02/19)

TP9461 OPO 0555-xxxx LIS A320 (13/02/19, ferry flt)

HFY232 FCO xxxx-1415 OPO A343 (13/02/19)

HFY233P OPO 1545-xxxx BYJ A343 (13/02/19, ferry flt)

Manchester United vs. Paris St-Germain

After the well-publicised departure of one José Mourinho, Man United has found some form again. Caretaker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still undefeated and will surely be looking to defeat PSG too. ManU found themselves in a pool with Juventus, Valencia and Swiss champions Young Boys, where they finished second behind Juve. On the other hand, PSG finished on top of a tight group against Liverpool, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.

ZT2351 CDG 1100-1130 MAN A321 (11/02/19)

ENT555H CDG 0900-0930 MAN B738 (12/02/19)

ENT567 CDG 1000-1030 MAN B738 (12/02/19)

ZT2352 MAN 0005-0245 CDG A321 (13/02/19)

ENT556H MAN 0255-0535 CDG B738 (13/02/19)

ENT568 MAN 0305-0545 CDG B738 (13/02/19)

13 February 2019

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Real Madrid

Hosts Ajax finished in second position behind the German serial champions, but they gave the Germans some tough tasks that both finished in draws. Other teams in Ajax' group were Benfica and AEK Athens. Real won the group agains AS Roma, Viktoria Plzen and CSKA Moscow, despite losing two matches.

IB2802 MAD 1000-xxxx AMS A321 (12/02/19)

IB2803 AMS xxxx-0640 MAD A321 (14/02/19)

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Borussia Dortmund

The leaders of the German Bundesliga are traveling to London, where they will play against Tottenham Hotspur, who are a little bit behind in the Premier League, but not quite beaten just yet. They will of course fly there with their "own" Airbus A320:

EW1909 DTM 1220-1240 STN A320 D-AIZR (12/02/19)
SR8628 DTM1200-xxxx LON A320 (12/02/19)

UEFA CL, GS MD6, 12 December 2018

12 December 2018

Group E

Ajax Amsterdam vs. FC Bayern München

The German giants will arrive in Amsterdam not using the Airbus A340-600 any more, but one of Lufthansa's brand new Airbus A350-900s:

LH2570 MUC xxxx-1210 AMS A359 (11/12/18)

© Airbus

LH2571 AMS 1230-xxxx MUC A359 (13/12/18)

Group F

Manchester City vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

EW5202 FKB 1330-1415 MAN A320 (11/12/18)
EW5202 MAN 1000-1245 FKB A320 (13/12/18)

Group G

Real Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow

The long journey from Moscow to Spain means that CSKA will arrive in Madrid a couple of days before the game, once again using Aeroflot and one of their Airbus A320s for the trip:

SU7002 SVO xxxx-1320 MAD A320 (10/12/18)

SU7003 MAD 2300-xxxx SVO A320 (12/12/18)

Viktoria Plzen vs. AS Roma

AZ8950 FCO 1500-1650 PRG A320 (11/12/18)

Group H

BSC Young Boys vs. Juventus

The Swiss champions may be eliminated already, but they will look to gain at least one more point against a Juve that is still looking to win the group as it might want to avoid some bigger calibers in the knockout stages:

ST1080 TRN 1600-1720 BRN A319 (11/12/18)
ST1081 BRN 1030-1135 TRN A319 (13/12/18)

CF Valencia vs. Manchester United

SU7400 SVO xxxx-1230 MAN A333 VQ-BNS (11/12/18, ferry flt)
SU7404 MAN 1500-1840 VLC A333 VQ-BNS (11/12/18)

LS6766 MAN xxxx-1045 VLC B738

LS6683 MAN xxxx-1100 VLC B738

LS6684 VLC 0000-xxxx MAN B738 (13/12/18)

LS6767 VLC 0015-xxxx MAN B738 (13/12/18)

GNJ74 VLC 0030-xxxx MAN B734 SX-ATF (13/12/18)

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)