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)

By ERIC SALARD from PARIS, FRANCE (OY-RUE)
[CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

UEFA CL, Q2 return leg, 18-19 July 2017

Buducnost Podgorica vs. Partizan Belgrade

JU3170 BEG 1040-xxxx TGD B733 (17/07/17)

Alashkert vs. Dinamo Minsk

BRU8923 MSQ 0900-1305 EVN CRJ2 (17/07/17)

Vardar Skopje vs. Malmö FF

TF8757 MMX 1100-1350 SKP RJ1H (17/07/17)

TF8758 SKP 0030-0320 MMX RJ1H (19/07/17)

Celtic Glasgow vs. Linfield

IGA726 BFS xxxx-1035 GLA SF34 (17/07/17)

F91 Dudelange vs. APOEL Nicosia

AEE4910 LCA 0910-xxxx LUX A320 (18/07/17)

FC Kobenhavn vs. MSK Zilina

SK7003 BTS xxxx-1220 CPH A319 (18/07/17)

Rosenborg Trondheim vs. FC Dundalk

ATV801G DUB 1655-xxxx TRD F100 D-AOLG (17/07/17)

UEFA CL, Q2 first leg, 11-12 July 2017

11 July 2017

Hibernians Malta vs. FC Salzburg

PE966 ACH xxxx-1200 SZG E170 (10/07/17, ferry flt)
PE614 SZG 1300-xxxx MLA E170 (10/07/17)
PE613 MLA xxxx-1220 SZG E170 (12/07/17)
PE940 SZG 1300-xxxx ACH E170 (12/07/17, ferry flt)

Photo by Julian Herzog [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

12 July 2017

FH vs. Vikingur Gøta

RC7365 FAE 2330-xxxx(+1) KEF A319 (09/07/17)
RC9364 KEF xxxx-0310 FAE A319 (10/07/17, ferry flt)
RC9365 FAE 2105-xxxx KEF A319 (ferry flt)
RC7364 KEF xxxx-0055(+1) FAE A319

Zalgiris Vilnius vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

TDR345 VAR 1120-xxxx VNO F100 (11/07/17)

MSK Zilina vs. FC Kopenhagen

DX5191 CPH 0930-1105 PZY A320 OY-JRZ (11/07/17)

Dundalk vs. Rosenborg BK

TF8755 TRD 1150-1325 DUB RJ85 SE-DJN (11/07/17)
TR8756 DUB 1430-xxxx TRD RJ85 SE-DJN (13/07/17)

IFK Mariehamn vs. Legia Warsaw

DTR5331 WAW 1000-1315 AT72 SE-MDC (11/07/17)

14 July 2017

Linfield FC vs. Celtic Glasgow

ENZ782 GLA 1600-xxxx BFS BA46 (13/07/17)

UEFA Champions League Final, 3 June 2017

UEFA Champions League Final

3 June 2017 (in Cardiff)

Real Madrid vs. Juventus Turin

Cardiff flights

CBX7600 MAD 1030-1135 CWL B733 (01/06/17)

YW2010 MAD 1300-1405 CWL CRJX (01/06/17)

EZE9731 MXP xxxx-1055 CWL E145 G-CHMR (02/06/17)
AZ9518 TRN 1035-1135 CWL A321 EI-IXZ (02/06/17)
AZ9014 TRN 1100-1200 CWL A321 I-BIXR (02/06/17)
IB2800 MAD 1050-1215 CWL A321 EC-HUH (02/06/17)
FR5089 MAD 1120-1220 CWL B738 EI-DLW (02/06/17)
AZ9500 MXP 1300-1410 CWL A332 I-EJGA (02/06/17)
IB2802 MAD 1300-1415 CWL A321 (02/06/17)

IB2852 MAD 1600-1710 CWL A346 (02/06/17)
VY7756 FCO 2115-2245 CWL A320 (02/06/17)

VY7758 FCO 0025-0155 CWL A320 EC-HQL
AZ9542 CTA 0040-0255 CWL A320 EI-IKU
AZ9525 BLQ 0340-0440 CWL A320 EI-DSG
MSA8091 BGY 0350-0450 CWL B734 OM-GTB
AZ9510 TRN 0400-0500 CWL A320
AZ9520 MXP 0400-0500 CWL A320
BV880 MXP 0500-0555 CWL B734
AZ9506 FCO 0445-0635 CWL A321 EI-IXH
0B9761 TRN 0540-0645 CWL B734
AP5641 BGY 0530-0655 CWL B734
AP5965 VRN 0520-0655 CWL B734

AZ9529 TRN 0635-0735 CWL A320
ERN814 MXP 0655-0750 CWL A319
HAT4300 MXP 0710-0810 CWL B734
AZ9519 TRN 0720-0820 CWL A319 EI-IMV
OK6728 MXP 0730-0830 CWL A319
ZT7123 TRN 0735-xxxx CWL B752
AZ9508 TRN 0740-0840 CWL A320
AZI910 MXP 0810-0920 CWL B463
VY7756 FCO 0750-0920 CWL A320

VY7769 MXP 0815-0920 CWL A320
VY7791 MXP 0850-0955 CWL A320
AZ9502 TRN 0920-1020 CWL A321
ZT7121 TRN 0915-1020 CWL A320
KRP2616 MXP 0930-1030 CWL F100
AZ9511 TRN 0935-1035 CWL A320
AZ9521 TRN 0940-1040 CWL A320
VY7773 TRN 0940-1045 CWL A320
AZ9535 TRN 0950-1050 CWL A321
AZ9541 TRN 1000-1100 CWL A332
IB2808 MAD 1000-1115 CWL A346
MSA8063 FCO 1000-1200 CWL B733 EI-FGX
ERN8015 TRN xxxx-1245 CWL A319
BV882 MXP 1150-1245 CWL B734
AZ9527 FCO 1110-1300 CWL A320 EI-DTH
IG2064 MXP 1155-1300 CWL B738
AZ9538 TRN 1215-1315 CWL A320
ZT7125 TRN 1235-1330 CWL B763 G-POWD

AP5863 MXP 1240-1400 CWL B738

AZ9509 VRN 1315-1415 CWL A320
AEH661 PSA xxxx-1430 CWL E145

VY7771 MXP 1350-1500 CWL A320

IB2806 MAD 1400-1515 CWL A346

IB2812 MAD 1415-1555 CWL A321

VY7757 FCO 1430-1600 CWL A320

VY7793 FCO 1450-1620 CWL A320

VY7775 TRN 1525-1630 CWL A320

Bristol flights

With kind help of www.bristolairportspotting.co.uk & the Weekly Mayfly publication!

VBB7600 MAD 1030-1130 BRS MD82 (01/06/17)

VY7760 MAD 0700-0805 BRS A320 (02/06/17)

VY7762 MAD 0555-0700 BRS A320 (02/06/17)

CBX7801 MAD xxxx-1025 BRS B733 (02/06/17)

VY7764 MAD 1200-1305 BRS A320 (02/06/17)

IBS9686 MAD 1815-1925 BRS A320 (02/06/17)

IBS9702 MAD 1840-1950 BRS A320 (02/06/17)

VY7750 BCN 2230-2345 BRS A320 (02/06/17)

IB2906 MAD 0155-0310 BRS A320

IB2908 MAD 0215-0330 BRS A320

IB2868 MAD 0235-0350 BRS A320

IB2856 MAD 0245-0355 BRS A321

IBS9704 MAD 0300-0410 BRS A320

IBS9690 MAD 0300-0410 BRS A320

IBS9688 MAD 0310-0420 BRS A320

IB2858 MAD 0315-0430 BRS A321

IB2896 MAD 0405-0520 BRS A320

VY7762 MAD 0420-0520 BRS A320

UX957 MAD 0500-0640 BRS A332

CBX7168 MAD xxxx-0700 BRS B733

VY4010 MAD 0500-0700 BRS A320

VBB7601 MAD xxxx-0720 BRS MD83

UX821 MAD 0545-0655 BRS B738
PVG7168 MAD 0555-xxxx BRS B733
MLT879 MAD 0600-xxxx BRS B733
ENT591 MAD 0625-xxxx BRS B738

PVG8857 MAD 0635-0900 BRS MD83

PVG6915 MAD 0730-0900 BRS B763 EC-LZO

UX853 MAD 0645-0810 BRS A332

VY7752 BCN 0725-xxxx BRS A320

UX941 MAD 0800-0930 BRS A332

TDR263 MAD 0830-0950 BRS 1020-xxxx LTN F100
TO1512 MAD 0850-xxxx BRS B738

YW2010 MAD 1000-xxxx BRS CRJX

VY7764 MAD 1015-1100 BRS A320

UX929 MAD 1125-1300 BRS A332

UX844 MAD ????-1040 BRS xxxx-1215 BHX A332

UX889 MAD 1150-1305 BRS B738

Birmingham flights

Different sources provide different information ...

PVG5521 MAD xxxx-0600 BHX
PVG6331 MAD xxxx-0810 BHX

PVG9773 MAD 0645-xxxx BHX A332 CS-TQP

PLM8001 MAD 0720-0825 BHX B744

PVG9991 MAD 0755-xxxx BHX A343 9H-TQM
SRN250 TRN 1110-xxxx BHX AT72

East Midlands flights

ZI973 MAD 0710-0820 EMA A320
ZI985 MAD 0725-0830 EMA A320

IGA702 MAD 1100-1320 EMA SF34

IGA704 EMA xxxx-0730 MAD SF34 (04/06/17)

Luton flights

V32692 MXP 1130-xxxx LTN F100 (02/06/17)

Interesting reading on the Aviation Wales website about the consequences of the anticipated busy days at Cardiff Airport (CWL):

https://www.aviationwales.com/uefa-champions-league-final-cost-vale-glamorgan-tens-of-thousands/

UEFA Womens' Champions League Final, 1 June 2017

UEFA Womens' Champions League Final

1 June 2017

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Paris St-Germain (in Cardiff)

AEH641F CWL 1200-xxxx LBG E145 (30/05/17)
AEH711 LYN xxxx-1040 CWL E135 F-GRGP (31/05/17)
ZI927 ORY 0855-1000 CWL A320 F-HAQD
AF4004 LYS 1000-1040 CWL A320 F-GKXS
AF363V CWL 1125-xxxx CDG A320 F-GKXS (ferry flt)
ZI959 ORY 1250-1355 CWL A320 F-HBIB
"PVT001" LBG xxxx-1705 CWL
AF364V CDG xxxx-2300 CWL A321 F-GTAU (ferry flt)
AF4005 CWL 2345-0210(+1) LYS A321 F-GTAU
ZI928 CWL 0155-0420 CDG A320 F-HAQD (02/06/17)
ZI960 CWL 0300-0525 CDG A320 F-HBIB (02/06/17)
AEH642 CWL 1100-xxxx LBG E145 (02/06/17)

UEFA Champions League Final, 6 June 2015

6 June 2015

Juventus Turin vs. FC Barcelona (in Berlin, Olympiastadion)

Two teams on the brink of winning a treble met at the Olympiastadion in Berlin for the Champions League decider. Juventus arrived in Berlin on the back of beating Real Madrid in the semifinal, while Barcelona got the better of Bayern München across two legs. Barcelona went on to win the game 3-1,  with goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar deep into injury time. The solitary goal for Juventus was scored by the young Alvaro Morata.

Despite the fact that Berlin had two major international airports available at the time, Tegel only saw marginal use, but notably for both team charters. The major action took place further South in Schönefeld, where the newly built, but not yet opened Berlin Brandenburg International could be put to good use. The aprons were useful to handle the large number of extra flights arriving from Spain and Italy. Nonetheless, a large number of aircraft had to be flown out for parking purposes. Equally busy on that day were airfields like Schönhagen, some miles outside the city of Berlin or Leipzig-Halle, where large numbers of corporate jets were parked during the game.

9H-AHA, Air X Charter, Boeing 737-500

9H-ZAZ, Air Horizont, Boeing 737-400

EC-LZO, Privilege Style, Boeing 767-300/ER

LZ-AWA, BH Air, Airbus A330-200

YR-BAU, Blue Air, Boeing 737-400

UEFA CL, playoff return leg, 27 August 2014

27 August 2014

Malmö FF vs. FC Salzburg

The current season (2019-20) has been the first time, FC Salzburg (domestically known under some brand name) managed to qualify for the main stage of the UEFA Champions League, while in years gone by, they had made a name for themselves as the one club always to miss out in the playoff stage at the latest. The famous loss away at F91 Dudelange in 2012 did not leave too many marks in aviation, but a couple of years later, they looked hopeful at least to finally make that final step up into the Champions League. FK Qarabag Agdam from Azerbaijan was dispatched in the third round and Salzburg had won the first leg against Malmö FF. The main sponsor decided it was time to give the team's supporters some wings and organised a handful of charter flights up North.

A Niki Airbus A320 taking off from Salzburg in December 2013. One such aircraft was involved in the Malmö airlift in August 2014.

We start with the team that as usual departed Salzburg one day before the game, on an Airbus A321 of Niki. On the match day proper, another four planes followed, one A321 (might have been the same as for the team actually), one A320, plus two of the Embraer EMB-190s that later ended up in the hands of Helvetic Airways.

Niki operated a fleet of up to seven Embraer EMB-190 jets from 2009 on. The entire sub-fleet moved on to Helvetic Airways in 2014/2015.

What was meant to be a great away night and the start of bigger things to come ended in disaster. Salzburg had a nightmare of a game, or to put it the other way, Marcus Rosenberg and Malmö FF had other ideas. Malmö won 3-0, proceeded to the Champions League group stage, where they managed to win only one match against Olympiacos. Salzburg's main sponsor went on to buy one Malmö's most influential players in Emil Forsberg and placed him at their Leipzig branch, where he has been playing his club football since.