A full load of action - UEFA Europa League MD2 3 October 2024

3 October 2024

RFS vs. Galatasaray Istanbul

18.45h (19.45h local time), Daugava Stadium, Riga

They seem to like a big plane for their away games at Galatasaray, so why change the plan? An Airbus A330-300 of Turkish Airlines will take the team to Latvia for their away game at RFS.

TK3235 IST 1500-1810 RIX A333 (02/10/24)

TK3236 RIX 0015-0330 IST A333 (04/10/24)

Qarabag Agdam vs. Malmö FF

18.45h (20.45h local time), Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

It is a long away trip for Malmö against Qarabag. Neither team had a victorious start into the league phase. Malmö lost at home against Rangers while Qarabag were beaten 3-0 away at Tottenham.

JTD045 MMX 1400-2025 GYD B738 OY-JYA (01/10/24)

ENT555 GYD xxxx-1450 MMX B738 (04/10/24)

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. FC Midtjylland

18.45h, Partizan Stadium, Belgrade

One of the teams to play in exile this season is Maccabi Tel Aviv, due to the tumultuous situation in the Middle East. They chose Belgrade as their home away from home and will host FC Midtjylland from Denmark there. Beaten in the first game against SC Braga, Maccabi will look to strike back right away. Midtjylland drew 1-1 in their opener against Hoffenheim from Germany.

FRO924 MMX 0915-1000 BLL SB20 OY-FSE (02/10/24, ferry flight)

FRO24 BLL 1135-1410 BEG SB20 OY-FSE (02/10/24)

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. SC Braga

18.45h (19.45h local time), Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Former finalists of the competition, Braga travel to Greece to face Olympiacos. The Conference League winners of last season got beaten 2-0 by Olympique Lyonnais in the first round and will look to get first points on the board while Braga enjoyed a winning start against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

MLM712 GRO 1310-1400 OPO B735 9H-MAC (01/10/24, ferry flight)

MLM712 OPO 1535-2145 ATH B735 9H-MAC (01/10/24) 

Slavia Prague vs. Ajax Amsterdam

18.45h, Fortuna Arena, Prague

Two winners from the first round face off at the Fortuna Arena in Prague. Ajax beat Besiktas 4-0, while Slavia had a 2-0 away win in Bulgaria against Ludogorets.

QS4342 AMS 1400-1525 PRG B738 OK-TVM (02/10/24)

QS4343 PRG 1500-1630 AMS B738 (04/10/24)

TSG Hoffenheim vs. Dynamo Kyiv

18.45h, Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim

Life is definitely not easy for Dynamo Kyiv at the moment. They can not play at home and they lost their first match of the league phase 0-3 against Lazio. Hoffenheim for their part were also misfiring in the draw in Denmark against Midtjylland, but at least they have a point to show for.

QS4588 LUZ 1445-1645 FKB B737 OK-SWT (01/10/24)

QS458F FKB 1745-1850 PRG B737 OK-SWT (01/10/24, ferry flight)

FC Porto vs. Manchester United

21.00h (20.00h local time), Estadio Dragao, Porto

This might be the biggest clash in the second round of the league phase. Two clubs that would usually hope to be in the Champions League face each other. United already have ground to make up after the disappointing draw at home against Twente Enschede. Porto are even worse off, having lost their first match away in Norway against Bodø/Glimt.

EZE586 LBA 1200-1225 MAN E170 G-CMPI (02/10/24, ferry flight)

EZE9301 MAN 1400-1630 OPO E170 G-CMPI (02/10/24)

FI1340 KEF 0850-1205 MAN B752 TF-FIA (02/10/24, ferry flight)

FI1340 MAN 1530-1750 OPO B752 TF-FIA (02/10/24)

AP1641 MAN 0750-xxxx OPO B738 (03/10/24)

AP1642 OPO xxxx-0150(+1) MAN B738 (03/10/24)

FI1341 OPO xxxx-1625 MAN B752 (04/10/24)

EZE9302 OPO xxxx-1710 MAD E170 (04/10/24)

Elfsborg IF vs. AS Roma

21.00h, Borås Arena, Borås

After a home draw against Athletic Bilbao, Roma face the trip up North to Borås for the game against Elfsborg. The Swedish runners-up from last season only got beaten 3-2 rather late in the game against AZ Alkmaar the week before. 

AZ8950 FCO 1530-1830 GOT A20N EI-HOM (02/10/24)

AZ8951 GOT 0100-xxxx FCO A320 (04/10/24)

Rangers FC vs. Olympique Lyonnais

21.00h (20.00h local time), Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Both these teams won their first matches of the competition 2-0. Rangers did the job away in Malmö while Lyon beat Olympiacos 2-0 at home. 

EUP421 LYS 1015-1115 GLA E145 F-HBPE (02/10/24)

Real Sociedad San Sebastian vs. RSC Anderlecht

21.00h, Anoeta, San Sebastian

Anderlecht may seem lucky to travel to Spain only on Wednesday this week. After all, a major strike went on at Brussels Airport which may have disrupted their departure to the Basque Country. They will fly in and out of Bilbao instead of San Sebastian.

SN1183 BRU 1000-1155 BIO A320 OO-SNK (02/10/24)

SN1184 BIO 1100-1300 BRU A320 OO-SNQ (04/10/24)

Athletic Bilbao vs. AZ Alkmaar

21.00h, San Mamés, Bilbao

Another Benelux team to travel to the Basque Country is Alkmaar. They will enjoy the luxury of a KlasJet Boeing 737, once again flying under an AirExplore callsign.

ED8101 AMS xxxx-1240 BIO (02/10/24)

ED8102 BIO 1100-xxxx AMS (04/10/24)

Besiktas JK vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

21.00h (22.00h local time), Besiktas Stadium, Istanbul

Traditionally a club with a big follower base, Eintracht Frankfurt continue that tradition and travel to Istanbul not by themselves. The team will be joined by two plane loads of supporters on the trip to Istanbul.

XQ6698 FRA 1040-1425 IST B738 TC-SPM (02/10/24)

DE9198 FRA 1345-1735 IST A20N (02/10/24)

DE9298 FRA 0600-0945 IST B753 (03/10/24)

DE9299 IST xxxx-0620 FRA B753 (04/10/24)

DE9199 IST xxxx-1340 FRA A20N (04/10/24)

XQ6699 IST xxxx-1640 FRA B738 (04/10/24)

Viktoria Plzen vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

21.00h, Doosan Arena, Plzen

It is Czech opponents for the second time in this league phase for Ludogorets. The first time up, they lost 0-2 against Slavia Prague. Will they fare better away at Viktoria?

BUC1945 VAR xxxx-1200 PRG A320 (02/10/24)

BUC1946 PRG 1505-xxxx VAR A320 (04/10/24)

Union St-Gilloise vs. Bodø/Glimt

21.00h, Stade Roi Beaudoin, Brussels

Flying high after a home win over the big FC Porto, Bodø will look to continue their great streak and beat Union St-Gilloise in Brussels. The home team is using the bigger Roi Beaudoin stadium as their own ground is not fit for UEFA competitions.

ENT589 BOO xxxx-1505 BRU B738 OM-HEX (02/10/24)

ENT590 BRU 1200-xxxx BOO B738 SP-ESF (04/10/24)

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, GS MD5, 29 November 2018

29 November 2018

Vorskla Poltava vs. Arsenal (in Kiev)

GNJ57 LTN 1445-1945 KBP B752 SX-RFA (28/11/18)

FC Astana vs. Dynamo Kiev

7W7771 KBP 1630-0210(+1) TSE A321 UR-WRI (27/11/18)

RSC Anderlecht vs. Spartak Trnava

SSG006 BRU xxxx-1640 BTS F100 (30/11/18)

Spartak Moscow vs. SK Rapid Wien

SVR3131 SVO xxxx-0010(+1) BTS A320 (29/11/18)

ED7011 SVO xxxx-0110(+1) BTS B738 (29/11/18)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

BUC1945 VAR 1000-1145 CGN A320 LZ-LAE (28/11/18)

BUC1945 CGN xxxx-0345 VAR A320 LZ-LAE (30/11/18)

Rosenborg BK vs. Celtic Glasgow

LS6671 GLA 1500-1800 TRD B738 G-JZBI (28/11/18)

LS6691 GLA 0715-1000 TRD B738 G-GDFS (29/11/18)

FC Salzburg vs. Leipzig

ST1061 SZG 2145-xxxx LEJ A321 (29/11/18)

Girondins de Bordeaux vs. Slavia Prague

QS4568 PRG 1625-1830 B738 OK-TVO (27/11/18)

QS4569 BOD 1100-xxxx B738 OK-TVO (30/11/18)

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. FC Copenhagen

DX6401 CPH xxxx-1150 LED A320 (28/11/18)

DX6402 LED 0125-xxxx CPH A320 (30/11/18)

FK Qarabag Agadm vs. Sporting CP

IB2818 LIS 1430-0105(+1) GYD A332 EC-MLP (27/11/18)

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 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