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:


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VY4334 BCN 0655-xxxx LPL A320

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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.

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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)

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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)

Heineken Champions Cup Semifinal, 20-21 April 2019

20 April 2019

Saracens vs. Munster Rugby (in Coventry, Ricoh Arena)

The mighty southern province of Munster will face the big-spending Saracens in Coventry for what promises to be a first clash of European rugby giants this weekend.

MLT615F SNN 1100-1200 BHX B735 (19/04/19)

21 April 2019

Leinster Rugby vs. Stade Toulousain

The two powerhouses of European Rugby, Leinster and Toulouse, will meet again in the semifinals, after already playing two fixtures earlier on this season in the group stages. Both clubs are multiple winners of the Champions Cup or the Heineken Cup in its earlier appearance before the beer sponsor briefly disappeared.


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ENT506 DUB xxxx-1720 TLS B738 (22/04/19)

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:

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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)

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

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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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, 19-20 February 2019

19 February 2019

Olympique Lyonnais vs. FC Barcelona

The Spanish giants will not have to travel far for their round of 16, facing OL at Parc OL, quite close from Satolas airport. Barça prevailed against Tottenham, Inter and PSV Eindhoven. Lyon finished as runners-up against Manchester City, Shakhtar Donezk and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

IB2851 BCN 1030-1155 LYS A320 (18/02/19)

UX937 BCN 1030-1155 LYS B738 (18/02/19)

IB2851 LYS xxxx-0125 BCN A320 (20/02/19)

UX938 LYS xxxx-0135 BCN B738 (20/02/19)

Liverpool FC vs. FC Bayern München

While Liverpool seems to be on a good run domestically, Bayern has been strangely struggling this season. The latter won their Champions League convincingly however, while Liverpool has had to fight a bit more against PSG, Red Star Belgrade and Napoli:

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LH2571 MAN 1310-xxxx MUC A359 (18/02/19, ferry flt)
XG4513 MUC 1045-1205 LPL B738 (18/02/19)

ST1082 MUC 0900-1030 LPL (19/02/19)

DE9138 MUC 0905-1020 MAN B753 (19/02/19)
SDR8828 MUC 0900-1005 LPL A320 (19/02/19)

DE9139 MAN 0200-0505 MUC (20/02/19)

ST1083 LPL 0305-0605 MUC (20/02/19)
LH2570 MUC xxxx-0900 MAN (20/02/19, ferry flt)
LH2571 MAN 1030-xxxx MUC (20/02/19, ferry flt)

Credits to AlphaFive from Manchester on Facebook!

20 February 2019

FC Schalke 04 vs. Manchester City

ENT256 MAN 1400-1615 DUS BA46 G-SMLA (19/02/19) GNJ57 MAN 1500-xxxx DUS B752 SX-RFA (19/02/19)