UEFA Europa League semifinals, 1st leg, 1 May 2025

1 May 2025

Athletic Bilbao vs Manchester United

21.00h, San Mames, Bilbao

Playing an absolutely shambolic season means that the Europa League is the last chance for Manchester United to get a spot in European competition for next season. They need to win the UEL title however in order to gain access to the Champions League. With opponents like Athletic Bilbao, this may indeed be easier said than done.

LS6940 MAN xxxx-1510 VIT B738 (30/04/25)

BRO52A MAN xxxx-1835 BIO B733 (30/04/25)

LS6941 VIT 0100-xxxx MAN B738 (02/05/25)

BRO52B BIO 1430-xxxx MAN B733 (02/05/25)

2Excel Aviation Boeing 737-300 G-SWRD
seen at Copenhagen in July 2022

Tottenham Hotspur vs Bodø/Glimt

21.00h CET (20.00h local time), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Bodø/Glimt are the very first Norwegian side to make it as far as the semifinals in a European competition. Therefore there is hardly any expectation on them, not least after beating AS Roma away in Rome, on penalties after a late fight-back. Bodø/Glimt will be able to count on quite some support traveling from Norway - and not just Bodø itself!

CAT571 BOO 0815-0950 OSL 1040-1020 STN B738 (30/04/25)

RC7451 BOO 1000-1155 STN A320 (30/04/25)

CAT545 BOO 1145-1350 STN B738 (30/04/25)

CAT572 STN 1230-1530 OSL 1620-1800 BOO B738 (02/05/25)

CAT546 STN 1300-1700 BOO B738 (02/05/25)

RC7450 STN 1500-1855 BOO A320 (02/05/25)

Second part of the first matchday - UEFA Europa League MD1 26 September 2024

As this week is the UEFA Europa League's exclusive week, the match day is split across Wednesday and Thursday. Nine matches took place on Wednesday, with another nine matches to be played on Thursday. This means more action on the pitch, but also in the sky, where most teams travel to their away matches.

26 September 2024

Fenerbahçe SK vs. Union Saint-Gilloise

18.45h (19.45h local time), Sükrü Saracoglu, Istanbul

The second part of the match week will be opened in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe will look to bounce back from the narrow defeat against Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers while Union Saint-Gilloise are looking to make this their best international season ever. The Belgian team travels to Istanbul on a Brussels Airlines Airbus A319.

SN1165 BRU 1200-1620 SAW A319 OO-SSA (25/09/24)

SN1166 SAW 1445-1720 BRU A319 OO-SSS (27/09/24)

Malmö FF vs. Rangers FC

18.45h, Stadion, Malmö

While Malmö FF may be the reigning Swedish champions, the Champions League proper proved to be one step too far for them. Rangers tried to attempt and qualify for the Champions League too, via the league path. But just like for Malmö, the big competition was too big for them.

ENT547 GLA xxxx-1730 MMX B738 (25/09/24)

AS Roma vs. Athletic Bilbao

21.00h, Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Two well experienced European clubs meet at the iconic Stadio Olimpico in Rome to start their quest for a ticket to the UEFA Europa League final in Bilbao. That is correct - it may be a home final for the Athletic Club, if everything goes well throughout the season. AS Roma with their star strikers like Artem Dovbyk or Paulo Dybala will definitely not make life any easier for the Basque team however.

JQ1265 BIO 1045-1255 FCO B738 (25/09/24)

JQ1266 FCO 0115-0325 VIT B738 (27/09/24)

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Olympiacos

21.00h, Parc OL, Décines-Charpieu

One of Greece's finest teams makes the trip over from Athens to Lyon. Olympiacos finished the Greek Super League in third place in summer 2024 and therefore qualified for the Europa League. The bigger achievement for them however must have been winning the UEFA Europa Conference League in spring 2024, becoming the first Greek club team to bring home a European trophy.

AEE4080 ATH xxxx-1315 LYS A320 (25/09/24)

AEE4081 LYS 0115-xxxx ATH A320 (26/09/24)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Besiktas JK

21.00h, Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

A lot of away support will be expected in Amsterdam. But with so many Turkish supporters leaving in the Netherlands and nearby Germany, expectations for charter flights were low from the beginning. The Besiktas team arrives at Amsterdam from Sabiha Gökçen on a Freebird Airlines Airbus A320.

FH1903 SAW xxxx-1710 AMS A320 (25/09/24)

FH1903 AMS 1200-xxxx SAW A320 (27/09/24)

TC-FHP, Freebird Airlines, Airbus A320

seen at Manchester in September 2022

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Viktoria Plzen

21.00h, Waldstadion, Frankfurt

The journey from Plzen to Frankfurt may not be particularly long. But even for the bus-travel-hardened Czech people, an aircraft is better than a bus journey. Therefore, Viktoria Plzen decided to charter a Frost Air Saab 2000 for their quick trip to Germany. 

FRO060 PRG 1155-xxxx FRA SB20 (25/09/24)

FRO061 FRA xxxx-1130 PRG SB20 (27/09/24)

SC Braga vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv

21.00h (20.00h local time), Estadio Municipal, Braga

In very difficult times back home, a trip to the West must feel like a liberation for the Maccabi Tel Aviv team and staff. Whether they can maintain concentration and dedication for European-level football remains to be seen however. SC Braga may not sound like the fanciest of oppositions. But they are a team that is not to be taken lightly in any competition.

LY5563 TLV 1415-xxxx OPO B738 (25/09/24)

LY5564 OPO xxxx-1650 TLV B738 (27/09/24)

UEFA EL, R16 first leg, 8 March 2018

8 March 2018

AC Milan vs. Arsenal

ZT8981 LTN xxxx-1725 MXP B752 (07/03/18)

ZT8982 MXP 2300-xxxx LTN B752 (08/03/18)

Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Salzburg

ENT537P POZ xxxx-1200 SZG B738 (07/03/18, ferry flt)

ENT537 SZG 1300-xxxx DTM B738 (07/03/18)

ENT538 DTM xxxx-1215 SZG B738 (09/03/18)

ENT539P SZG 1300-xxxx POZ B738 (09/03/18, ferry flt)

CSKA Moscow vs. Olympique Lyonnais

ARN429 LYS 1300-xxxx VKO (07/03/18)

ARN439 VKO xxxx-0350 LYS (09/03/18)

Atlético Madrid vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

GZP149 VKO xxxx-1750 MAD B737 (06/03/18)

GZP150 MAD 1300-xxxx VKO B737 (09/03/18)

Sporting Lisbon vs. Viktoria Plzen

QS9001 PRG xxxx-1220 LIS B738 (07/03/18)
ENT521 PRG xxxx-1240 LIS B738 (07/03/18)

Olympique Marseille vs. Athletic Bilbao

HAT4815 BIO 1030-1200 MRS B734 (07/03/18)

HAT4816 MRS 0130-xxxx VIT B734 (09/03/18)

Leipzig vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

FV4101 LED 1100-1145 LEJ A319 (07/03/18)

FV4102 LEJ 1245-1710 LED A319 (07/03/18)

UEFA EL, R32 first leg, 13-15 February 2018

13 February 2018

Red Star Belgrade vs. CSKA Moscow

The Russian champions were relegated from the Champions League as they found themselves in 3rd position behind Manchester United and FC Basel. They are traveling to the first leg in Belgrade straight from their training camp in Spain:

ANE2149 ALC 1100-1340 BEG CRJX (12/02/18)

ANE2150 BEG 2200-0050(+1) ALC CRJX (13/02/18)

15 February 2018

Östersund vs. Arsenal

One of the surprise packages of the current Europa League season, Östersund have drawn a big opponent in Arsenal, a club surely looking to save yet another season that did not quite pan out as planned so far:

AWC854P OPO 1625-xxxx LTN B752 G-ZAPX (13/02/18, ferry flt)

AWC*** LTN xxxx-xxxx OSD B752 G-ZAPX (14/02/18)
AWC855P OSD xxxx-2230 OPO B752 G-ZAPX (14/02/18, ferry flt)
ABR492 LTN xxxx-1030 OSD B733 (15/02/18)
ABR493 OSD 2245-xxxx LTN B733 (15/02/18)

Real Sociedad San Sebastian vs. FC Salzburg

The Austrian champions Salzburg have found an interesting way to arrive in the Basque country, flying to Biarritz, while their supporters are planned to arrive directly in Spain, though in Bilbao, a few kilometres away from the Estadio Anoeta in San Sebastian:

AXE334P MXP xxxx-1150 SZG B738 (14/02/18, ferry flt)

AXE3340 SZG 1250-1510 BIQ B738 (14/02/18)

ENT589 LBA xxxx-0900 SZG B738 (ferry flt)

ENT589 SZG 1000-1215 BIO B738

ENT590 BIO 1100-1315 SZG B738 (16/02/18)

ENT590P SZG 1355-xxxx BRS B738 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

AXE3341 BIQ 1100-1300 SZG B738 (16/02/18)

AXE335P SZG 1340-xxxx VIE B738 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

Spartak Moscow vs. Athletic Bilbao

Spartak, fresh from a 3rd-place group stage finish in the Champions League, face the other Basque powerhouse in Athletic Bilbao and obviously the Spanish team is traveling with Privilege Style:

PVG1898 BIO 1200-xxxx SVO B752 (13/02/18)

PVG1998 SVO xxxx-1235 BIO B752 (16/02/18)

Olympique Marseille vs. SC Braga

The outfit from northern Portugal is playing yet another enterprising Europa League season and has been rewarded for good performances with a tie against Olympique Marseille. They will get there with the Swiss branch of Germania:

GSW322 ZRH xxxx-0930 OPO A319 (14/02/18, ferry flt)

GSW3232 OPO 1030-xxxx MRS A319 (14/02/18)

GSW3333 MRS xxxx-0015 OPO A319 (16/02/18)

GSW323 OPO 0250-0600 ZRH A319 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

FC Copenhagen vs. Atletico Madrid

Another tie to be served with a Privilege Style aircraft is the game at Parken between the Danish champions and Atlético Madrid. Both teams have come down from the Champions League, albeit Copenhagen lost in the playoff stage where as Atlético finished third in their pool:

PVG1903 MAD 1030-xxxx CPH B763 EC-LZO (14/02/18)

PVG2003 CPH xxxx-0350 MAD B763 EC-LZO (16/02/18)

Celtic Glasgow vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

Another one of the clubs traveling from their winter camp to their first away game is Zenit St. Petersburg, traveling all the way from Antalya to Glasgow for the first leg at Celtic Park. The flight is most likely to be operated by A319 VQ-BAS in the blue and white Zenit design:

FV4101 LED 0510-0930 AYT A319 (14/02/18, ferry flt)

FV4102 AYT 1030-1240 GLA A319 (14/02/18)

FV4102 GLA 1100-1840 AYT A319 (16/02/18)

FV4103 AYT 1940-0005(+1) LED A319 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

OGC Nice vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

Lok Moscow is traveling from one nice coast to another, from Malaga to Nice, using their sponsor Gazprom's aircraft, most likely one of the couple of Boeing 737s:

GZP149 AGP 1030-xxxx NCE B737 (14/02/18)

AEK Athens vs. Dynamo Kiev

Following the model of the Russian clubs, Dynamo Kiev does not bother returning home into the cold before facing AEK. Greek carrier Aegean Airlines will pick up the team in Malaga:

AEE4051 AGP 1500-xxxx ATH A320 (13/02/18)

Olympique Lyonnais vs. CF Villarreal

The "Yellow Submarine" club from Villarreal travels to Lyon directly from Castéllon de Plana, using a Privilege Style callsign, though it yet has to be confirmed that they will actually use a PVG aircraft:

PVG7991 CDT xxxx-1250 LYS (14/02/18)

FC Astana vs. Sporting Lisbon

5K622 LIS 2130-xxxx(+1) TSE A343 (13/02/18)

SSC Napoli vs. RB Leipzig

ST2828 LEJ 1300-xxxx NAP B737 (14/02/18)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Atalanta Bergamo

ENT591 BGY xxxx-1020 CGN B738
AP5635 BGY 0900-1040 CGN B734
AP5003 BGY 0915-1055 CGN B738
AP5961 BGY 0930-1110 CGN B734
AVW7551 BGY xxxx-1120 CGN A320
HAT4897 BGY xxxx-1125 CGN B734
CND7412 BGY xxxx-1130 CGN B738
IG2060 BGY 1100-1240 CGN B738

UEFA EL, GS MD5, 23 November 2017

23 November 2017

FC Salzburg vs. Vitoria Guimaraes

PVG5331 OPO xxxx-1735 SZG B763 EC-LZO (22/11/17)
PVG532P SZG 1835-xxxx VIE B763 EC-LZO (22/11/17, ferry flt)
PVG531P VIT xxxx-1015 SZG B752 (24/11/17, ferry flt)
PVG5332 SZG 1215-xxxx OPO B752 (24/11/17)

Athletic Bilbao vs. Hertha BSC

ENT511 TXL xxxx-1210 BIO B738 (22/11/17)
TUI8920 SXF xxxx-1040 BIO B738
TUI8921 BIO 2300-xxxx SXF B738
ENT512 BIO 2300-xxxx TXL B738

Rosenborg Trondheim vs. Real Sociedad San Sebastian

PVG7331 BIO 1100-xxxx TRD (22/11/17)
PVG7332 TRD xxxx-0200(+1) VIT (23/11/17)

UEFA EL, GS MD4, 2 November 2017

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Everton FC

With head coach Ronald Koeman relieved of his duties, Everton are looking for a fresh start away from home and there should be plenty of support traveling along, leaving from both, Manchester and Liverpool towards Lyon:

MLT501 LPL 1400-1650 LYS B735 9H-MAC (01/11/17)
LS6461 LPL xxxx-1015 LYS
BY8018 MAN xxxx-1035 LYS
BY8156 MAN xxxx-1050 LYS

Liverpool FC supporters arriving for the 2016 Europa League Final in Basel with Jet2

BSC Young Boys vs. Dynamo Kiev

The Swiss runners-up are playing Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League group stage after already eliminating the Ukrainian runners-up from the Champions League qualifiers earlier this year, in August. With no possibility of a late-night departure from Berne, they will travel via Basel instead:

7W7771 KBP xxxx-2300 BSL A321 (02/11/17, ferry flt)
7W7772 BSL 2359-xxxx(+1) KBP A321 (02/11/17)

FC Salzburg vs. Konyaspor

TK3341 KYA xxxx-1415 SZG B738 (01/11/17)
TK3342 SZG 1515-xxxx IST B738 (01/11/17, ferry flt)

Ludogorets Razgrad vs. SC Braga

AXY3104 IST xxxx-1540 OPO B735 9H-YES (31/10/17, ferry flt)
AXY105 OPO 1000-xxxx VAR B735 9H-YES (01/11/17)

Athletic Bilbao vs. Östersund

FPO802 OSD xxxx-1445 BIO B737 (01/11/17)
MYX8591 OSD xxxx-1140 BIO A320
MYX8592 VIT 0200-xxxx OSD A320 (03/11/17)
FPO803 BIO 1400-xxxx JKG xxxx-xxxx OSD B737 (03/11/17)

Real Sociedad San Sebastian vs. Vardar Skopje

TDR235 SKP xxxx-1030 VIT F100 (01/11/17)
TDR235 VIT 2355-xxxx(+1) SKP F100

UEFA EL, GS MD3, 19 October 2017

FC Lugano vs. Viktoria Plzen (in Lucerne)

QS4836 PRG 0935-1055 ZRH B738 (18/10/17)

Red Star Belgrade vs. Arsenal

ZT841 LTN 1430-1810 BEG B752 (18/10/17)
ST6364 STN 0740-1100 BEG A319

FC Astana vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv

QS3146 TLV 1100-2000 TSE B738 OK-TVT (17/10/17)

Vardar Skopje vs. Real Sociedad San Sebastian

PVG6997 BIO 1145-1505 SKP B763 EC-LZO (18/10/17)
PVG6998 SKP 2305-xxxx(+1) VIT B763 EC-LZO (19/10/17)

TSG Hoffenheim vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

TK3341 IST 1130-1335 FRA B738 (18/10/17)

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Rosenborg Trondheim

DX5631 TRD 1000-1250 LED MD83 (18/10/17)
DX5632 LED 2355-0045(+1) TRD MD83 (19/10/17)

OGC Nice vs. SS Lazio Rome

AZ9026 FCO 1600-1745 NCE E175 (18/10/17)
AZ9027 NCE 2300-xxxx FCO E175

Zorya Lugansk vs. Hertha BSC Berlin (in Lviv)

PWF6000 TXL 0930-xxxx LWO D328 (18/10/17)
PWF5990 TXL 0935-xxxx LWO D328 (18/10/17)

Östersund vs. Athletic Bilbao

ENT580 BIO xxxx-1255 OSD B738 (18/10/17)
ENT581 OSD 2240-xxxx(+1) VIT B738 (19/10/17)

Olympique Marseille vs. Vitoria Guimaraes

PVG531P LIS 0630-0730 OPO A320 CS-TRO (18/10/17, ferry flt)
PVG5332 OPO 0900-xxxx MRS A320 CS-TRO (18/10/17)
PVG5332 MRS xxxx-0210 OPO A320 CS-TRO (19/10/17)
PVG532P OPO 0300-0400 LIS A320 CS-TRO (20/10/17, ferry flt)

Konyaspor vs. FC Salzburg

FHY537 AYT xxxx-xxxx ZRH xxxx-1210 SZG A320 (18/10/17, ferry flt)
FHY538 SZG 1300-xxxx KYA A320 (18/10/17)
FHY537 KYA xxxx-0900 SZG A320 (20/10/17)
FHY538 SZG 0950-xxxx DUS xxxx-xxxx AYT A320 (20/10/17, ferry flt)

Everton FC vs. Olympique Lyonnais

TDR333 LYS 1030-1135 LPL F100 9A-BTE (18/10/17)
TDR9298 LPL 1435-xxxx TRD F100 9A-BTE (18/10/17, ferry flt)
QS4842 LYS 1000-xxxx LPL B738
TDR334 LPL xxxx-0325 LYS F100 (20/10/17)
QS4843 LPL xxxx-0405 LYS B738 (20/10/17)

UEFA EL, GS MD1, 14 September 2017

14 September 2017

Vitoria Guimaraes vs. FC Salzburg

MSA9307 RTM 1045-1215 SZG B734 OM-GTB (13/09/17, ferry flt)

MSA8308 SZG 1305-1500 OPO B734 OM-GTB (13/09/17)

MSA9309 OPO 1550-xxxx RTM B734 OM-GTB (13/09/17, ferry flt)

MSA9504 LPL xxxx-0325 OPO B734 OM-GTB (15/09/17, ferry flt)

MSA8505 OPO 1030-xxxx SZG B734 OM-GTB (15/09/17)

Apollon Limassol vs. Olympique Lyonnais

AWC7891 LYS 0900-xxxx LCA B752 G-POWH (13/09/17)

AWC7892 LCA xxxx-0315 LYS B752 (15/09/17)

BSC Young Boys vs. Partizan Belgrade

JU3378 BEG 1000-1210 BSL B733 (13/09/17)

JU3379 BSL 1100-xxxx BEG B733 (15/09/17)

Hertha BSC Berlin vs. Athletic Bilbao

HAT3650 BIO 1030-xxxx TXL B734 (13/09/17)

HAT3651 TXL xxxx-1315 BIO B734 (15/09/17)

Vardar Skopje vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

FV5783 LED xxxx-1725 SKP A319 (13/09/17)

FV5784 SKP 2330-xxxx(+1) LED A310 (14/09/17)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. SC Braga

TP9019 OPO 1300-1640 FRA (13/09/17)

TP9020 STR 1330-1530 OPO (15/09/17)

Red Star Belgrade vs. BATE Borisov

BRU8931 MSQ xxxx-1150 BEG CRJ2 (13/09/17)

FC Kobenhavn vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

GZP149A SVO xxxx-1220 CPH B737 RA-73000 (13/09/17)
GZP150D CPH 2300-xxxx(+1) SVO B737 RA-73000 (14/09/17)