United using the Russians again - Europa League Group Stage MD3

First time back in the second tier of European Football this season. For those who follow the Champions League charters too, the reasons may be known, but it is quite simple. Compiling the data takes a lot of time, so please forgive me, if in busy times, I may have to keep this thing on hold.

24 October 2019

Getafe vs. FC Basel

After a win against Krasnodar and a draw away at Trabzonspor, Basel is traveling down to Madrid on the Helvetic EMB-190 again:

OAW1072 ZRH 0830-0915 BSL E190 (23/10/19, ferry flt)

OAW8072 BSL 1000-1210 MAD E190 (23/10/19)

OAW8075 MAD 1400-1605 BSL E190 (25/10/19)

OAW1075 BSL 1650-1720 ZRH E190 (25/10/19, ferry flt)

Partizan Belgrade vs. Manchester United

Manchester United is once again using an Aeroflot A330-300 for the trip to Belgrade this time. Hopes of this turning out to be the SKYTEAM-liveried VQ-BCQ are over though, but VQ-BNS will hopefully do too:

SU7406 SVO xxxx-1300 MAN A333 VQ-BNS (23/10/19, ferry flt)

SU7410 MAN 1430-1825 BEG A333 VQ-BNS (23/10/19)

BSC Young Boys vs. Feyenoord Rotterdam

With Feyenoord, another team is traveling to Bern, but flying to Basel, using a Corendon Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800

CND9291 RTM 1030-1145 BSL B738 (23/10/19)

CND195P BSL 1230-xxxx BJV B738 (23/10/19, ferry flt)

CND113 AMS 0815-0930 BSL B738 (25/10/19, ferry flt)

CND9292 BSL 1200-xxxx RTM B738 (25/10/19)

FC Porto vs. Rangers FC

LS6964 GLA 1020-1300 OPO B738 (23/10/19)
LS6978 GLA 1025-1310 OPO B738 (23/10/19)
ZT4201 GLA xxxx-1650 OPO B752 (23/10/19)

ZT4202 OPO 2200-xxxx GLA B752
LS6965 OPO 2230-xxxx GLA B738
LS6979 OPO 2240-xxxx GLA B738

Ludogorets Razgrad vs. RCD Espanyol

MLT662 BCN 0930-xxxx VAR B735 (23/10/19)

MLT663 VAR xxxx-0345 BCN B735 (25/10/19)

Sevilla CF vs. F91 Dudelange

KRP3049 LUX xxxx-1250 SVQ F100 (23/10/19)

KRP3050 SVQ 1100-xxxx LUX F100 (25/10/19)

FK Qarabag Agdam vs. APOEL Nicosia

AEE4950 LCA 1000-xxxx GYD A320 (23/10/19)

CSKA Moscow vs. Ferencvaros Budapest

ENT566 BUD 1000-xxxx VKO B738 (23/10/19)

AS Roma vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

EW5214 DUS xxxx-1305 FCO A320 (23/10/19)

NO4560 DUS xxxx-1030 FCO B738

Europa League Final, 29 May 2019

29 May 2019

Arsenal vs. Chelsea (in Baku)

Once again a final of two English teams takes place far away from home. In fact, Baku is quite possibly the furthest away from England a European final has ever taken place. The first known flights are a couple of extra flights by Azerbaijan Airlines, for once operating in and out of Gatwick:


GNJ57 LTN 1145-1945 GYD B752 SX-RFA (25/05/19, Arsenal team charter)
ARN129 LGW 1600-0030(+1) GYD B763 ZS-NEX (27/05/19, Chelsea team charter)
AHY4007 GYD 0320-xxxx STN B788 VP-BBS (28/05/19, ferry flt)
AHY4008 STN xxxx-1630 GYD B788 VP-BBS (28/05/19)

AHY4009 GYD 0500-0800 LGW B763 (28/05/19)

AHY4010 LGW 0910-1740 GYD B763 (28/05/19)
HFM421 STN 0900-1730 GYD A388 9H-MIP (28/05/19)
MLT638 STN 0915-1745 GYD A346 9H-PGS (28/05/19)
ENZ389A STN 0915-1500 OTP 1615-2005 GYD RJ85 G-JOTR (28/05/19)
ENT583 STN 0730-1700 GYD B738 SP-ESE (29/05/19)
PLM8243 STN 0930-1730 GYD B744 EC-KSM (29/05/19)
BV8320 LTN 0915-1730 GYD B738 EI-CSI (29/05/19)
BV8316 LTN 0945-1745 GYD B763 I-BPAD (29/05/19)

AHY4009 GYD 1230-1530 LGW A345 (30/05/19)

AHY4010 LGW 1650-0120(+1) GYD A345 (30/05/19)

UEFA Europa League Semifinal, return leg, 9 May 2019

9 May 2019

Chelsea vs. SG Eintracht Frankfurt

The German club with its massive supporter base is traveling to London in hope of a great surprise at Stamford Bridge. Eintracht has not made it to a major final in many years, while Chelsea has won the Champions League and the Europa League a few years ago. The team is traveling with Air X, while the supporters are on their way with Luxair and TUI:

AXY0803 FRA 1300-1315 STN B735 9H-YES (08/05/19)

TUI8978 FRA 1100-1130 STN A321 (08/05/19)

LG7753 FRA 1100-1120 STN B738 (08/05/19)

TUI8980 FRA 0900-0930 STN A321 (09/05/19)

TUI8981 STN 0300-0535 FRA A321 (10/05/19)

LG7754 STN 1205-1425 FRA B738 (10/05/19)

TUI8984 STN 1500-1735 FRA B738 (10/05/19)

UEFA Europa League Semifinal, first leg, 2 May 2019

2 May 2019

Arsenal vs. Valencia CF

Pegged back in the Premier League, Arsenal is still playing for a Champions League spot through the Europa League channel. Of course, with the competition nearing its business end, the opposition will only get stronger. Valencia was one of the teams to end the Champions League group stage in third place and has since found a path that has led the team up to the semifinal. In the quarterfinals they beat Villarreal in a regional derby:

YW2011 VLC 1130-xxxx LTN CRJX (01/05/19)
YW2012 LTN xxxx-0600 VLC CRJX (03/05/19)

UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals, return leg, 18 April 2019

18 April 2019

SSC Napoli vs. Arsenal

ZT713 LTN 1030-1415 NAP B752 G-POWH (17/04/19)

SG Eintracht Frankfurt vs. SL Benfica

Trailing 2-4 after the first leg in Lisbon, Eintracht at least had two away goals to play with. They still need two goals on their own to qualify - but did so in grand style. Filip Kostic and Sebastian Rode scored the two goals required to help Frankfurt into the semifinals, while Benfica returned home on a plain white A340 the next day.

HFY631 LIS 0900-1255 FRA A343 CS-TQY (17/04/19)

HFY651 FRA 1500-1700 LIS A343 CS-TQY (19/04/19)

Chelsea vs. Slavia Prague

SR8651 LGW xxxx-0600 PRG A320 (19/04/19)

UEFA Europa League, QF 1st leg, 11 April 2019

11 April 2019

SL Benfica vs. SG Eintracht Frankfurt

The supporters from Frankfurt have made themselves a name around Europe for arriving in vast number to games and this away trip to the big Estadio da Luz in Lisbon will be no different:

XG3899 FRA 1000-1210 LIS B738 D-ASXP (10/04/19)

AXY1002 FRA 1025-1220 LIS B735 9H-OME (10/04/19)

XG3899 FRA 0905-1115 LIS B738 (11/04/19)

DE9420 FRA 0905-1100 LIS B753 (11/04/19)

Slavia Prague vs. Chelsea

ZT2701 LGW xxxx-1755 PRG B752 (10/04/19)

Arsenal vs. SSC Napoli

AP7703 NAP xxxx-1110 LTN B738 (10/04/19)
NO4070 NAP xxxx-1215 LGW (11/04/19)

UEFA EL, R16 first leg, 7 March 2019

7 March 2019

Dinamo Zagreb vs. SL Benfica

TP9088 LIS 0930-1330 ZAG A332 CS-TOQ (06/03/19)
TP9089 ZAG 1505-1730 LIS A332 CS-TOQ (08/03/19)

Sevilla CF vs. Slavia Prague

QS4302 PRG 1115-1445 SVQ B738 OK-TSF (05/03/19)
QS4303 SVQ 1055-xxxx PRG B738 OK-TSF (08/03/19)

Stade Rennais vs. Arsenal

ZT611 LTN 1515-1715 RNS B752 G-ZAPX (06/03/19)
ENZ337 LTN 0815-1015 RNS BA46 G-SMLA (07/03/19)
VJT*** LTN xxxx-xxxx RNS CL35 9H-VCO (07/03/19)

ENZ338 RNS 2300-xxxx LTN BA46 G-SMLA (07/03/19)

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. CF Villarreal

AXY0720 LED 0130-xxxx CDT A343 9H-BIG (08/03/19)

Chelsea vs. Dynamo Kiev

7W7771 KBP 1000-1130 LGW A320 UR-WRM (06/03/19)
7W7772 LGW xxxx-0700 KBP A320 UR-WRM (08/03/19)

SSC Napoli vs. FC Salzburg

ENT526 NAP xxxx-1230 SZG B738 (08/03/19)
ENT558 NAP xxxx-1230 SZG B738 (08/03/19)

CF Valencia vs. FK Krasnodar

SVR3366 VLC 1200-xxxx KRR A320 (08/03/19)

UEFA EL, R32 first leg, 12-14 February 2019

14 February 2019

Malmö FF vs. Chelsea

Chelsea were not looking to hang around against the Swedish champions. They opened the scoring in the 30th minute through Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud scored another in the second half. Malmö FF at least managed to claim one goal, scored by Anders Christiansen late into the second half. Chelsea returned back home to London the same night, counting on the excellent service of GainJet, a specialist in this business with its Boeing 757-200:

AWC321 LGW 1400-1630 MMX A320 G-POWK (13/02/19)

GNJ57 LGW 1530-1815 MMX B752 SX-RFA (13/02/19)
GNJ57 MMX xxxx-xxxx LGW B752 SX-RFA (15/02/19)

BATE Borisov vs. Arsenal

AWC311 LTN 1345-1930 MSQ A321 G-POWU (13/02/19)

AWC312 MSQ 0055-xxxx LTN A321 G-POWU (15/02/19)

SS Lazio Roma vs. Sevilla FC

PVG1890 SVQ 0900-xxxx FCO B763

Rennes FC vs. Real Betis Sevilla

PVG1907 SVQ 0930-xxxx RNS B752

Celtic Glasgow vs. Valencia CF

YW2001 VLC 1230-xxxx GLA CRJX

Club Brugge vs. FC Salzburg

ST102 NUE xxxx-1200 SZG A321 (ferry flt)

ST1020 SZG 1300-xxxx OST A321

ST1188 CGN 0930-1530 KRR A321

Shakhtar Donezk vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

XG3899 FRA 0840-1245 HRK B738

AXY1301 FRA 1000-1355 HRK B735