UEFA Champions League Final 2021 - Chelsea vs. Manchester City

29 May 2021

 

Chelsea vs. Manchester City (in Porto)

The 2021 Champions League final sees 2012 winners Chelsea face Manchester City who have reached the final stage for the very first time this season. Chelsea beat Real Madrid in the semifinals, while Manchester City prevailed in a tie with Paris St-Germain.

At the early stage, there is rather little information available about charter flights, but legacy carriers British Airways and TAP Air Portugal have ramped up their programs out of Manchester and London to Porto, where the final will take place, having been moved from Istanbul.

Further information will be added to this list as it becomes available in due course.

WX9376 MAN xxxx-1450 OPO CRJ9 (27/05/21)

ZT9861 MAN xxxx-1800 OPO A321 (27/05/21)

TP3251 MAN 1335-1600 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

BA2660 MAN 1430-1705 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

EY015 MAN 1500-1730 OPO B789 (28/05/21)

BA2661 OPO 1805-2020 LHR A320 (28/05/21)

BA2662 MAN 1530-1805 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

BA2663 OPO 1905-2120 LHR A320 (28/05/21)

LS6179 OPO 0015-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

LS6209 OPO 0030-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

LS6107 OPO 0045-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

LS6215 OPO 0105-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

LS6183 OPO 0115-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

BY8009 OPO 0130-xxxx MAN B789 G-TUIO (30/05/21)

LS6201 OPO 0130-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

BY8111 OPO 0200-xxxx MAN B789 G-TUIN (30/05/21)

BY8213 OPO 0230-xxxx MAN B788 G-TUIA (30/05/21)

LS6229 OPO 0240-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

LS6235 OPO 0255-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

BY8789 OPO 0305-0545 MAN B788 G-TUID (30/05/21)

LS6241 OPO 0310-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

ZT3096 OPO 0315-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

ZT2096 OPO 0325-xxxx MAN (30/05/21)

BA2652 LHR 0640-0905 OPO A320 (30/05/21)

BA2653 OPO 0945-1220 MAN A320 (30/05/21)

HV8155 OPO 1055-xxxx MAN B738 (30/05/21)

WX9377 OPO 1055-xxxx MAN CRJ9 (30/05/21)

ZT9862 OPO 1155-xxxx MAN A321 (30/05/21)

EY016 OPO 1300-1530 MAN B789 (30/05/21)

TP3252 OPO 1450-1710 MAN A21N (30/05/21)

BA2660 MAN 1430-1705 OPO A320 (30/05/21)

BA2661 OPO 1805-2030 MAN A320 (30/05/21)

HV8179 OPO 1900-xxxx MAN B738 (30/05/21)

HV8167 OPO 1915-xxxx MAN B738 (30/05/21)

BY8763 OPO 1930-xxxx MAN B738 (30/05/21)

HV8143 OPO 2015-xxxx MAN B738 (30/05/21)

HV8191 OPO 2155-xxxx MAN B738 (30/05/21)

TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321neo CS-TJL seen at London Heathrow in August 2019

 

LS6218 LGW xxxx-1320 OPO B738 G-JZHD (27/05/21)

BY8016 LGW xxxx-1325 OPO B738 G-TAWK (27/05/21)

ZT9971 LGW xxxx-1800 OPO A321 (27/05/21)

BA2656 LHR 0840-1105 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

BA2657 OPO 1205-1430 LHR A320 (28/05/21)

BA2658 LHR 1340-1605 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

BA2659 OPO 1705-1920 LHR A320 (28/05/21)

BA2782 LHR 1415-1640 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

BA2783 OPO 1730-1945 LHR A320 (28/05/21)

TP3254 OPO 1505-1720 LGW A320 (28/05/21)

TP3255 LGW 1805-2025 OPO A320 (28/05/21)

BA2822 LHR 0640-0915 OPO A320

BA2823 OPO 1005-1225 LHR A320

BA2654 LHR 0740-1005 OPO A320

BA2655 OPO 1105-1320 LHR A320

BA2656 LHR 0840-1105 OPO A320

BA2657 OPO 1205-1420 LHR A320

BA2658 LHR 1340-1605 OPO A320

BA2659 OPO 1705-1920 LHR A320

BA2653 OPO 1005-1220 LHR A320

British Airways Airbus A321neo G-NEOU seen at London Heathrow in August 2019

LS6191 OPO 0020-xxxx LGW  (30/05/21)

LS6207 OPO 0025-xxxx LGW (30/05/21)

LS6185 OPO 0050-xxxx LGW (30/05/21)

LS6213 OPO 0105-xxxx LGW (30/05/21)

BY8057 OPO 0120-0350 LGW B789 G-TUIJ (30/05/21)

LS6225 OPO 0120-xxxx LGW (30/05/21)

BY8401 OPO 0135-0405 LGW B738 G-TAWF (30/05/21)

BY8603 OPO 0140-0410 LGW B738 G-FDZZ (30/05/21)

BY8325 OPO 0205-0425 LGW B738 G-TAWA (30/05/21)

BY8169 OPO 0220-0440 LGW B788 G-TUIB (30/05/21)

BA2656 LHR 0840-1105 OPO A21N (30/05/21)

BA2657 OPO 1205-1420 LHR A21N (30/05/21)

BA2662 LHR 1540-1805 OPO A21N (30/05/21)

BA2663 OPO 1905-2120 LHR A21N (30/05/21)

TP3254 OPO 1505-1720 LGW A320 (30/05/21

TP3255 LGW 1805-2025 OPO A320 (30/05/21)

BA2822 LHR 0710-0935 OPO A320 (31/05/21)

BA2823 OPO 1035-1300 LHR A320 (31/05/21)

ENT566 GDN xxxx-1355 OPO B738 (27/05/21)

UEFA Womens’ Champions League Final 2021

16 May 2021

 

Chelsea vs. FC Barcelona (in Gothenburg)

 

There is a Champions League final on this weekend – for the women of Chelsea and FC Barcelona. For Chelsea to achieve this with men and women in the same season is quite big. In contrary to the men’s competition, for the women, the final venue could be maintained though.

 

Chelsea earned their place with a 4-1 home win over FC Bayern München in the semifinal return leg. After the first leg, they had trailed 1-2. Barcelona had drawn the first leg against Paris St-Germain away, but beat the French team 2-1 in the return leg.

 

Chelsea arrived in Gothenburg from Farnborough two days before the game, using 2 Excel Aviation’s Boeing 737-300 G-SWRD. Almost at the same time, the Barcelona team arrived with KlasJet’s Boeing 737-500 LY-KLT from Barcelona.

 

BRO20 FAB 1545-1845 GOT B733 G-SWRD (14/05/21)

KLJ2003 BCN 1530-1900 GOT B735 LY-FLT (14/05/21)

KLJ2004 GOT xxxx-0430 BCN B735 LY-FLT (17/05/21)

KlasJet Boeing 737-500 LY-KLT seen at Basel-Mulhouse in September 2019, arriving with the FK Krasnodar team for an Europa League game vs. FC Basel

 

The final will take place at 21.00h local time on Sunday 16 May 2021 at the old Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg.

AFC Champions League Final - 19 December 2020

Persepolis FC vs. Ulsan Hyundai (in Al-Wakrah, Qatar)

While the Western playoffs had already advanced to the stage that Persepolis FC had qualified for the final, Ulsan Hyundai only qualified on 13 December, by virtue of an overtime win over Vissel Kobe in Doha. The final of the competition will be held in Al Wakrah, south of Doha. Persepolis traveled from Tehran with Iran Air:

IR5301 THR 1400-1515 DOH A320 EP-IEF (13/12/20)

IR5300 DOH 1615-1830 THR A320 EP-IEF (13/12/20)

Champions League Charters - Who is travelling?

The current season of the Champions League is interrupted because of COVID-19. But there are many aspects around the travel arrangements for the teams in the competition to look into while we wait for a new date for the Champions League final that was meant to be held in Istanbul this weekend. Apparently Lisbon is in the starting blocks for an end to the season in a shortened format, but UEFA is yet to communicate a possible new schedule and more details. At least many leagues are now picking up their trade again. After the German Bundesliga, also the leagues in Switzerland, Austria, England, Spain and Italy have communicated their restart dates.

We have learnt about the structure of the competition in the previous post. But what happens in each match week? We leave the tactical and technical aspects aside and go straight back into the logistics. There is one major point from UEFA there, which is that teams are obliged to travel to their destinations on the day before a game takes place at the latest. Some teams tend to arrive early, while others decide to train on their own facilities in the morning and then to travel to the opposition’s city without holding a training session there. Still, there are media obligations to fulfil, which means that an arrival after 18.00h on the day before match day is basically off limits.

Shakhtar Donezk arrived in Basel one day ahead of their match against FC Basel that took place on 16 September 2008. Their fans followed on the match day.

Now to think that there are just eleven players plus a few extra people travelling would be inaccurate. On a match sheet, each club can have 18 players. There are coaches, physios, other backroom staff and of course the chairmen of the clubs travelling as well. And there are more stakeholders in a club, such as sponsors, partners and the local media. For most Champions League trips these days, there is enough personnel travelling to warrant an Airbus A320 or a decent-sized Boeing 737. Add to this the Under-19 youth team that will play in a shadow version of the Champions League, the UEFA Youth League. Two complete football teams with their backroom staff and other people have been at the source of many away day with more than one aircraft involved already.

Then there are the fans. They want to see their heroes doing well abroad as well. Some might want to see other cities and take some time for this, so they would travel on scheduled flights and not necessarily on direct flights. Most clubs are in a close relationship with a travel agency though and are thus able to organize fan charters for supporters. The odd club might still offer travelling with the team on the same plane. These opportunities have become rare however – and they come at some price.

Generally, the number of charter flights increases with the importance of the game for the club. Teams who were on the brink of qualifying for the group stage for the first time have been known for good efforts at getting their supporters on the move. Unfortunately for Salzburg in 2014 and Hoffenheim in 2017, such efforts can just as well end in bitter disappointment. Or in the Europa League for that matter.

As the competition reaches its highest spheres in spring, the number of travelling supporters usually increases. Depending on the teams involved, semifinal matches can easily attract a handful of charter planes or more. Some teams are known to the enthusiasts to bring out the best in terms of charter aircraft. Plus there are some dark horses which we will be looking at in detail as well in the future.

Another detail for a separate post is the final. It is the biggest annual one-day sporting event, straight after the Super Bowl. Therefore UEFA has its own logistics task force and a very complex concept for the logistics not only on the Final day itself. Supporters of the teams involved should be kept separate from each other, which is not easy if there are 20’000 or more of each team present. The increased media interest also means that there are usually charter flights for journalists travelling to Champions League finals. Even if no team from either country is involved in a final, there would usually be flights from Spain and/or Italy to the respective final city.

The 2015 Champions League final was played in Berlin, by FC Barcelona and Juventus Turin. But this Atlantic Airways Airbus A319 brought in guests from London.

Champions League football is a far cry from grassroots sport, where eleven friends would take a long train trip somewhere. These days, travelling for a Champions League club almost means taking the entire club away somewhere. Around 20 players, equal numbers of backroom staff, the higher representatives, the Youth League team, some media and sponsor people – these planes fill up quickly these days. And this is still before we have even thought about the fans.

The next post will be about the geography of the Champions League.

Champions League Charters - what it is all about

What it is all about

Let’s start with some good news: Football is slowly starting again after COVID-19, with major leagues like the Bundesliga coming back to the action and most probably the Spanish La Liga and Italy’s Serie A to follow. On the other hand, we still have not got an idea about the European competitions. The 2020 Champions League Final should have been played in Istanbul on 30 May 2020, but will not take place so soon. Hopefully UEFA will come up with some ideas fairly soon.

This of course gives us time to look at some basics about charter flights for the Champions League, which are in parts the same as for the Europa League of course. Part of the framework is given by UEFA and then there is the geography of Europe (plus neighboring parts of Asia, like Kazakhstan, Israel) plus the clubs’ demands. On the opposite side we have the airlines who may or may not have specific aircraft available for these jobs. All of this leads to an interesting mix of air operations that we get to see every two to three weeks usually.

Swiftair once operated this MD-83 on behalf of Real Madrid. The plane was seen in Madrid in December 2007, although at a time when the contract had already been terminated again. It had some operational limitations that did not please the players very much.

Over several postings I would like to spread some insights and observations, but also thoughts and of course the odd picture taken over the years. After all I have been lucky to welcome many Champions League charter flights myself when teams came to visit FC Basel at St. Jakob Park. I have also visited the airports of Munich and Berlin for the 2012 and 2015 Champions League Finals, which both yielded a good mix of passenger aircraft and numerous private jets. Now I want to take things back to the basics, so let us have a look at what is the Champions League and what its calendar looks like these days.

A plain normal Lufthansa Airbus A321? No, FC Bayern München arriving in Basel for a Champions League game in September 2010.

The basic idea of the Champions League is to create a football competition for all the national champions across Europe. From the 55 national associations that are part of UEFA, 54 usually enter their national champions. The exception is Liechtenstein, where FC Vaduz plays in the Swiss league system (as do the other clubs, but Vaduz are miles better than everyone else). Another 25 clubs take part in the competition as runners-up and 3^rdor 4^thplaced teams in their respective championships. This adds up to 79 regular berths, but only 32 clubs make it to the actual final competition. This is why there are no less than five qualifying rounds.

Qualifying starts towards the end of June, barely four weeks or so after the previous final (in “normal” years of course). The champions of the four bottom-ranked associations battle it out in two K.O. rounds for one spot in the first qualifying round. Three qualifying rounds with two-legged ties follow until the early crescendo that is the play-off round. Throughout the entire qualifying period, matches are played every week in July and August. Depending on your local team and its chances to qualify for anything in European football, this may already be the time to make hay.

Windrose Aviation sent this Airbus A320 for the Dynamo Kyiv team and staff to Basel-Mulhouse for the 2016-17 Champions League qualifiers. Dynamo played in Berne against BSC Young Boys, then runners-up of the Swiss Super League.

From September to December, the 32 qualified teams play six rounds of group stage games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Usually matches are held every two or three weeks. A gap of three weeks will normally be used for national team matches. Each team will have travelled three times at least by December. The planning safety of the group stage quite often means that travel arrangements are know well in advance. Also, scheduling measures are taken to avoid supporters’ clashes and congestion on airports.

From February of the following calendar year, the knock-out stages take place. In the round of 16, the group winners face second-placed teams from other groups. The third-placed teams play in the Europa League round of 32. The Champions League round of 16 is usually held across four weeks, two weeks each for the first and second legs, with an extra week in between. As you may have guessed, there is no practical reason to this, but just commercial reasons. The quarterfinals are held in successive weeks in April, while the semifinals usually happen towards the end of April and in early May.

The Champions League Final usually takes place in the second half of May, depending on the year. In odd years, there is more flexibility due to no national team competition that follows in June. Therefore a final in odd years can also be held in early June. In straight years, finals tend to be held as early as in the third week of May to comply with the compulsory stand-down rules for the national team players.

Busy times in Munich during the airlift for the 2012 Champions League final. Chelsea FC supporters arrived with many large planes, for exampe this Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 or the Thomas Cook Scandinavia Airbus A330-300 in the background.

In its initial calendar draft for the 2020-2021 season, UEFA has outlined 46 days on which matches should be played. Whenever possible, matches are spread across Tuesday and Wednesday, even in the qualifying rounds. Unforeseen circumstances could even add more days to the calendar. For comparison, the first European Cup season in 1955-1956 featured 16 teams as opposed to the current 79. The scheduling back in the day led to 23 days with matches though, with one game even played on Christmas Day.

The maximum number of matches a team could play is 23, though it is highly unlikely that this will ever be reached. In the 2018-2019 season, Ajax played 18 games and only missed out on their 19^thwhich would have been the final by a Tottenham goal deep into injury time. Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade also had a long season, playing 14 games from the first qualifying round until the final group stage round. Finalists Tottenham and Liverpool played 13 games each. Across both European competitions, SL Benfica played 16 games.

So much for the scheduling basics of the Champions League. There are some more details to it, but these may feature in a later post. The next post will be about who is traveling to a game – and how.

UEFA Champions League Final, 1 June 2019

Final (in Madrid, Wanda Metropolitano)

1 June 2019

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool FC

With the English season ending fairly early, Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp decided that a training camp in Marbella was the right thing to do, so the club rented the GainJet Boeing 757-200 SX-RFA for the trip down south:

GNJ57 BHX 1030-1100 LPL B752 SX-RFA (20/05/19, ferry flt)
GNJ57 LPL 1430-1800 AGP B752 SX-RFA (20/05/19)
GNJ57 AGP 1915-2045 BHX B752 SX-RFA (20/05/19, ferry flt)

Some groups of VIPs, maybe in direct relation with UEFA, will arrive directly from Baku, where three days earlier, the UEFA Europa League final will take place:

AHY5223 GYD 1300-1700 MAD B752 (30/05/19)

For a long time we did not know who would play in the final. But we always know that the media interest in this particular fixture is extremely high. Therefore, some flights for the media and sponsors have already been prepared, irrespective of who actually plays in this match. Also, some airlines have decided to put on extra capacity between Liverpool, Manchester, London and Madrid:

FR3688 STN 1710-2040 MAD B738 (30/05/19)

FR3686 LPL 0600-0925 MAD B738 (31/05/19)
VY7577 LPL 0605-0935 MAD A321 (31/05/19)
VY4001 LPL xxxx-1040 MAD A320 (30/05/19)
VY7583 LPL 0730-1100 MAD A321 (31/05/19)
VY7589 LPL 0735-1105 MAD A321 (31/05/19)
FR3688 STN 0900-1230 MAD B738 (31/05/19)
AWC3331 LPL xxxx-1305 MAD B752 (31/05/19)
ARN229 LPL xxxx-1435 MAD B763 (31/05/19)
FR3685 LPL 1150-1515 MAD B738 (31/05/19)
CRL846 LPL xxxx-1520 MAD B744 (31/05/19)
ET8705 LPL xxxx-1540 MAD B789 (31/05/19)
VS9967 LPL xxxx-1620 MAD (31/05/19)
VY7579 LPL 1325-xxxx MAD A321 (31/05/19)
BA2898 LGW 1340-1705 MAD A320 (31/05/19)
VY7585 LPL 1435-xxxx MAD A321 (31/05/19)
VY7591 LPL 1440-xxxx MAD A321 (31/05/19)
IBK8440 LGW 1500-1825 MAD B738 (31/05/19)
BA514 LHR 1600-1930 MAD A321 (31/05/19)
IB2565 LTN 1740-2120 MAD A333 (31/05/19) (arriving LTN at 1550, IB2564)

FR3693 DUB 1820-2200 MAD B738 (31/05/19)
IB2569 LGW 1855-2235 MAD A346 (31/05/19) (arriving LGW at 1720, IB2568)
VY7581 LPL 2015-xxxx MAD A321 (31/05/19)
VY7593 LPL 2130-xxxx MAD A321 (31/05/19)
BA2894 LGW 2130-0055(+1) MAD B772 (31/05/19)
VY7587 LPL 2135-xxxx MAD A321 (31/05/19)

IB2561 MAN 0430-xxxx MAD A319 (01/06/19) FR3686 LPL 0600-0925 MAD B738 (01/06/19)

ENT595 FCO xxxx-0930 MAD B738 (01/06/19)

ENT593 LGW xxxx-0950 MAD B738 (01/06/19)
IB2543 MAN 0640-xxxx MAD A332 (01/06/19)
FR3688 STN 0830-1200 MAD B738 (01/06/19)
SE960 STN 0930-1300 MAD A333 (01/06/19)
BA514 LHR 1030-1400 MAD A320 (01/06/19)
IB2551 LTN 1125-xxxx MAD A333 (01/06/19)
FR3685 LPL 1150-1515 MAD B738 (01/06/19)

ENT596 MAD 0155-xxxx FCO B738 (02/06/19)

ENT594 MAD 0155-xxxx LGW B738 (02/06/19)
FR3693 DUB 1820-2200 MAD B738 (02/06/19)

Find the data from last year's final in Kiev right here:

https://championsleaguecharters.blogspot.com/2018/05/uefa-champions-league-final-26-may-2018.html

Copa Libertadores Final, 9 December 2018

9 December 2018

Boca Juniors vs. River Plate (in Madrid, Bernabéu)

The return leg of the Buenos Aires Clasico in the Copa Libertadores final was moved from Argentina to Madrid after crowd clashes ahead of the initial match day made the fixture impossible:

HFM721P MAD 1400-xxxx EZE A343 9H-FOX (04/12/18)
HFM731 EZE xxxx-1655 MAD A343 (05/12/18)
AXY520 EZE xxxx-0600(+1) MAD A343 9H-BIG (05/12/18)
UX142 EZE 0300-1515 MAD A332 (08/12/18)
ETR8750 EZE xxxx-1625 MAD A343 (08/12/18)
AR1934 EZE xxxx-0515(+1) MAD A332 LV-GKO (08/12/18)
AR1938 EZE xxxx-0815(+1) MAD A332 LV-GHQ (08/12/18)

ETR8751 MAD 0105-xxxx EZE A343 (10/12/18)
HFM711 MAD 0300-xxxx EZE A343 (10/12/18)
AXY1020 MAD 1000-xxxx EZE A343 9H-BIG (10/12/18)
AR1935 MAD 1200-xxxx EZE (10/12/18)
AR1939 MAD 1430-xxxx EZE (10/12/18)
UX141 MAD 2155-xxxx(+1) EZE A332 (10/12/18)

Bizjets:
LV-IRQ, Gulfstream V
XA-JHS, Falcon 7X
2-DEER, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
XA-DFN, Falcon 2000

UEFA Women's Champions League Final, 24 May 2018

24 May 2018

VfL Wolfsburg vs. Olympique Lyonnais (in Kiev)

The women play their final in Kiev too, two days before the men's game. This year's finalists come from Wolfsburg and Lyon:

7W7773 KBP 1130-xxxx BWE A321 UR-WRH (22/05/18, ferry flt)
7W7774 BWE xxxx-1630 KBP A321 UR-WRH (22/05/18)

PEA421 LYS 0900-xxxx IEV E145 F-HBPE (23/05/18)
PEA421 KBP xxxx-0215 LYS E145 F-HBPE (25/05/18)

UEFA Champions League Final, 26 May 2018

26 May 2018

Real Madrid vs. Liverpool FC (in Kiev)

The showpiece of European club football will take place in Kiev, where double title defenders Real face Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool FC. While it admittedly took Real some luck along the way, Liverpool has played a brand of football so far that can only be described as crazy. May the better team win in a final that should guarantee plenty of goals!

Big thanks shall go to the respective sources, the Spanish Airport Authority AENA as well as the members of the North West Air News Forum (http://derbosoft.proboards.com)!

PS111 KBP 1000-1125 LGW B763 (24/05/18, upgrade)
PS112 LGW 1255-1815 KBP B763 (24/05/18, upgrade)
GNJ174 LPL 1400-xxxx IEV B734 SX-ATF (24/05/18)
IB2800 MAD 1550-2100 KBP A346 (24/05/18)
PS945 KBP 2040-0010(+1) MAD B763 (24/05/18)

PS946 MAD 0255-0750 KBP B763 (25/05/18, upgrade)
VY7591 MAD 0820-1335 KBP A320 (25/05/18)
IB2802 MAD 1100-1600 KBP A346 (25/05/18)
EVE6315 MAD 2030-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

UX841 MAD 2115-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

IB2808 MAD 2130-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

IB2806 MAD 2140-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

IB2810 MAD 2230-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

BPA8566 MAD 2245-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

IB2812 MAD 2255-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

BPA8590 MAD 2300-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

WRC7774 LPL 0800-1200 KBP A321 (25/05/18)
OR7671 LPL 0830-1350 KBP B763 PH-OYI (25/05/18)
VY4021 LPL 0845-1305 KBP A320 (25/05/18)
VY4002 LPL 0900-1320 KBP A320 (25/05/18)
ZT9691 LPL 0900-xxxx KBP B763 G-POWD (25/05/18)
TB9570 LPL 0910-xxxx KBP A320 (25/05/18)
ET**** LPL 1010-xxxx KBP A359 (25/05/18)
SA2985 LPL 1010-xxxx KBP A346 (25/05/18)
WRC7776 LPL 2000-2359 KBP A321 (25/05/18)

PS312 MXP 1355-xxxx KBP B763 (25/05/18, upgrade)
VY4048 BCN 2105-xxxx KBP (25/05/18)

UX893 MAD 0000-xxxx KBP
UX937 MAD 0030-xxxx KBP
PVG9915 MAD 0145-xxxx KBP

PS948 MAD 0220-xxxx KBP

PS946 MAD 0255-xxxx KBP
EVE6317 MAD 0305-xxxx KBP

PS8316 MAD 0345-xxxx KBP
IBS9600 MAD 0355-xxxx KBP A320

VBB6033 MAD 0400-xxxx KBP MD83

ENT501 MAD 0400-xxxx KBP B738

HAT5267 MAD 0400-xxxx KBP B734

VBB6131 MAD 0415-xxxx KBP MD83

AUI8326 MAD 0425-xxxx KBP

UX811 MAD 0655-xxxx KBP 

VY7780 MAD 0720-xxxx KBP A320

ENT505 MAD 0700-xxxx KBP B738

UX957 MAD 0700-xxxx KBP

PLM8015 MAD 0710-xxxx KBP B744

PLM8016 MAD 0720-xxxx KBP B744
IB2802 MAD 0800-xxxx KBP

VY4011 MAD 0800-xxxx KBP A320
IB2800 MAD 1100-xxxx KBP

IB2826 MAD 1300-xxxx KBP

0B9961 LPL 0335-xxxx KBP B737
PS9330 LPL 0340-xxxx KBP B738
SVB116 LPL 0600-xxxx KBP MD87 (?)
DX5701 LPL 0600-xxxx KBP MD83
MT9134 LPL 0615-xxxx KBP A319
ENT*** LPL 0555-1040 KBP B738
ENT503 LPL 0630-1110 KBP B738
KLJ1044 LPL 0630-xxxx KBP B735 LY-KLJ
TDR388 LPL 0700-xxxx KBP F100
SEK2001 LPL 0700-xxxx KBP B734
ZT0721 LPL 0700-xxxx KBP B733
ZI991 LPL 0735-xxxx KBP A320
VY4005 LPL 0800-1220 KBP A320
TO1952 LPL 0805-xxxx KBP B738
TO1964 LPL 0820-xxxx KBP B738

OR7691 LPL 0830-1350 KBP B763 PH-OYI
VY4050 LPL 0845-1305 IEV A320

BAY3002 LPL 0900-xxxx IEV MD83
OK6514 LPL 0900-xxxx KBP A319

AXY2612 LPL 0900-xxxx KBP B735
ET8705 LPL 1000-xxxx KBP B788
SA2975 LPL 1010-xxxx KBP A332
ZT9693 LPL 1100-xxxx KBP B763 G-POWD

ETH**** LHR xxxx-0730 MAN A359 (ferry flt)
ETH**** MAN 0930-xxxx KBP A359

OR7692 KBP 0305-0445 LPL B763 PH-OYI (27/05/18)
ENT502 KBP xxxx-0625 MAD B738 (27/05/18)
PS991 KBP 0855-1140 BCN B763 (27/05/18, upgrade)
OR7672 KBP 1605-1745 LPL B763 PH-OYI (27/05/18)
PS113 KBP 2005-2135 LGW B763 (27/05/18, upgrade)
PS114 LGW 2305-0425(+1) KBP B763 (27/05/18, upgrade)

European Rugby Champions Cup Final, 12 May 2018

12 May 2018

Racing 92 vs. Leinster (in Bilbao)

The rugby equivalent of a Champions League final will take place in Spain for the first time ever, with the Basque city of Bilbao chosen for this showpiece between two of the leading teams in Europe at the moment. Racing 92 boast many French and other internationals, including superstar fly-half Dan Carter, while Leinster have integral parts of the currently very successful Ireland line-up in their ranks. No wonder there will be plenty of flight going from Paris and Dublin to Bilbao and also Vitoria:

FXP521 LBG xxxx-1745 BIO AT72 YR-FVL (10/05/18)

WX9360 DUB xxxx-1415 BIO RJ85 (11/05/18)

EI2750 DUB 1420-1730 BIO A332 (11/05/18, extra flight)

BUC863 DUB 0545-0805 BIO MD82

LAV8601 DUB xxxx-1015 BIO B738

EI2750 DUB 0710-1020 BIO A332 (extra flight)

KRP2864 DUB 0730-1025 BIO F100

HAT3780 DUB 0810-1110 BIO B734

ENT571 DUB 0825-1130 BIO B738

VBB921 DUB 0910-xxxx BIO MD82
SS832 ORY 1015-1150 BIO B744
AEH771 CDG 1030-1205 BIO E145
BUR512 DUB 1020-xxxx VIT B733 YR-TIB

MLT300 DUB 0740-1210 BIO B733

WX9362 DUB xxxx-1215 BIO RJ85

ZT9531 DUB 0740-1045 BIO B734

FR160 DUB xxxx-1315 BIO B738

EI2751 BIO 2325-0035(+1) DUB A332

EI2751 BIO 1745-1855 DUB A332 (13/05/18)

CLJ951 DUB 1000-1320 VIT B733 G-MISG (11/05/18)

LAV8601 DUB 0825-1135 VIT B738

CBX511 DUB xxxx-1240 VIT B733

LAV8602 VIT 2200-xxxx DUB B738

CBX512 VIT 2300-xxxx DUB B733

CLJ952 VIT 1700-xxxx DUB B733 G-MISG (13/05/18)