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 Europa League Group Stage MD6 - 14 December 2023

West Ham United vs. SC Freiburg

With both teams certain to feature in the knock-out stages, this match is a straight shoot-out for the first and second positions in the group. Freiburg will travel some good support as well. Flights will be from nearby Lahr, a former Canadian airbase, as well as Basel-Mulhouse.

SR802 ZAG xxxx-1000 BSL A320 (13/12/23, ferry flt)

SR8032 BSL 1100-1135 STN A320 (13/12/23)

AX130H LHA xxxx-1645 STN DH8D (13/12/23)

AX150H STN 1200-xxxx STN DH8D (15/12/23)

SR8033 STN 1530-1805 BSL A320 (15/12/23)

SR803 BSL 1900-xxxx ZAG A320 (15/12/23, ferry flt)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. AEK Athens

Rather surprisingly, Ajax find themselves at the bottom of this group. Yet they still stand a chance of at least making it into the Conference League knock-out matches with a win against AEK. The visitors will arrive from Athens with an Aegean Airbus A321.

AEE4084 ATH xxxx-1330 AMS A321 (13/12/23)

AEE4085 AMS 1455-xxxx ATH A321 (15/12/23)

Real Betis Sevilla vs. Glasgow Rangers

The most travelling fans this week are expected in Sevilla for the game between Betis and Rangers. Both teams need points from this game to make sure they remain in the UEL over the winter break. A loss - and the Conference League would be the prospect, depending on the other result in the group.

LS6643 GLA xxxx-1345 SVQ B738 (13/12/23)

ZT5401 GLA xxxx-1820 SVQ (13/12/23)

ENT533 GLA xxxx-1125 SVQ B738 (14/12/23)

LS6628 GLA xxxx-1155 SVQ B738 (14/12/23)

ENT534 SVQ 0100-xxxx GLA B738 (15/12/23)

ZT5402 SVQ 1330-xxxx GLA (15/12/23)

LS6644 SVQ 1400-xxxx GLA (15/12/23)

LS6629 SVQ 1430-xxxx GLA (15/12/23)

A Jet2 Boeing 737-800 seen at Manchester in September 2022

LASK Linz vs. Toulouse FC

Toulouse will look to defend their second place in the group with at least a draw away in Austria. LASK on their side will want to win this match to secure a UEFA Europa Conference League ticket for the spring part of the season.

VLJ129G TLS 1535-1730 LNZ E145 (13/12/23)

VLJ129G LNZ 2225-0020(+1) TLS E145 (14/12/23)

Sporting CP vs. SK Sturm Graz

Sturm Graz needs a result away at Sporting to survive in European competition over the winter break. Whether they will come away with enough points away at Sporting remains doubtful though.

ED3510 GRZ 1130-xxxx LIS B738 (13/12/23)

FK Qarabag Agdam vs. BK Häcken

It is a long away trip for the Swedish champions, all the way to Baku. Only Qarabag have anything to play for though. Häcken are already eliminated with no points from the previous five matches in the group.

ED9940 GOT 0900-xxxx GYD B738 (12/12/23)

Union St-Gilloise vs. Liverpool FC

The visitors from England will call upon BA CityFlyer to take them to Brussels for the final game of this group stage.

BA7031 LCY 0935-1025 LPL 1230-1440 BRU E190 G-LCAB (13/12/23)

BA7032 BRU 1535-1525 LCY E190 G-LCAB (13/12/23, ferry flt)

Double Aegean for APOEL - Europa League 26-27 February 2020

26 February 2020

SC Braga vs. Glasgow Rangers

Because of two games in the greater Porto area, Braga are forced to play their return fixture against Rangers on a Wednesday already. To avoid the Champions League matches later in the evening, this game will have to start at 18.00h local time already, at least allowing the Rangers fans to return home to Scotland early.

ZT5051 GLA xxxx-1650 OPO A321 (25/02/20)

LS6039 GLA 0605-0850 OPO B738

LS6041 GLA 0610-0855 OPO B738

LS6040 OPO 2200-0045(+1) GLA B738

LS6042 OPO 2210-0055(+1) GLA B738

ZT5052 OPO 2130-xxxx GLA A321

27 February 2020

FC Basel vs. APOEL Nicosia

For the return leg in Basel, APOEL appears to travel with quite a lot of supporters. This means that some months after Aegean Airlines left the EuroAirport, they will be back with not just one, but actually two A320s at once, both arriving from Larnaca the day before the game:

AEE4090 LCA xxxx-1255 BSL A320 (26/02/20)

AEE4092 LCA xxxx-1305 BSL A320 (26/02/20)

AEE4091 BSL 1030-xxxx LCA A320 (28/02/20)

AEE4093 BSL 1045-xxxx LCA A320 (28/02/20)

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

UEFA EL Qualifiers, Play-Off return leg, 30 August 2018

30 August 2018

Apollon Limassol vs. FC Basel

For the first time, Basel will charter an Air X aircraft to travel abroad. Boeing 737-500 9H-YES will do the job, not its first football assignment and surely not its last:

AXY2803 AMS 1600-1710 BSL B735 9H-YES (28/08/18, ferry flt)
AXY2901 BSL 0800-xxxx LCA B735 9H-YES (29/08/18)
AXY3106 LCA xxxx-1850 BSL B735 9H-YES (31/08/18)

Burnley FC vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

The time difference of two hours back from Piraeus to Burnley leads to an early arrival for Olympiacos. The visitors will look to defend their 3-1 lead from the first leg while Burnley give their best to stay in contention, even if the weekends' performances have tailed off recently, given the double fixtures they currently play every week:

AEE4010 ATH 1815-2020 MAN A320 (28/08/18)

FC Astana vs. APOEL Nicosia

AEE4030 LCA 2200-0500(+1) TSE A320 SX-DGZ (27/08/18)

RB Leipzig vs. Zorya Lugansk

PS3719 KBP xxxx-1325 LEJ E190 (29/08/18)

FC Kopenhagen vs. Atalanta Bergamo

EZE9422 BGY xxxx-1645 CPH (29/08/18)

Shkendija vs. Rosenborg BK

MLT674 TRD xxxx-1445 SKP B735 (29/08/18)
MLT675 SKP 1130-xxxx TRD B735 (31/08/18)

FC Ufa vs. Glasgow Rangers

BRO37P DSA 1030-1115 GLA B733 G-TGPG (29/08/18, ferry flt)
BRO37A GLA 1200-2130 UFA B733 G-TGPG (29/08/18)

UEFA EL Qualifiers, R3 return leg, 16 August 2018

16 August 2018

FC Basel vs. Vitesse Arnhem

SRN286 NRN xxxx-1235 BSL AT72 (15/08/18)

SRN287 BSL 1300-xxxx CGN AT72 (17/08/18)

SC Braga vs. Zorya Lugansk

PS3715 KBP xxxx-1045 OPO B735 UR-GAT (15/08/18)

PS3716 OPO 1135-xxxx KBP B735 UR-GAT (15/08/18, ferry flt)

PS3715 KBP xxxx-1015 OPO B735 UR-GAT (17/08/18, ferry flt)

PS3716 OPO 1105-xxxx KBP B735 UR-GAT (17/08/18)

Burnley FC vs. Basaksehir Istanbul

TK3470 IST 1055-1300 MAN B738 (15/08/18)

TK3471 MAN 1400-2000 MAN B738 (15/08/18, ferry flt)

TK3470 IST 1020-1225 MAN B738 (17/08/18, ferry flt)

TK3471 MAN 1325-1925 IST B738 (17/08/18)

NK Maribor vs. Glasgow Rangers

MLT657 GLA xxxx-1355 MBX (15/08/18)

OU9491 GLA xxxx-0830 MBX (16/08/18)

MLT658 MBX 0030-xxxx GLA (17/08/18)

OU9495 MBX 0050-xxxx GLA (17/08/18)

F91 Dudelange vs. Legia Warsaw

LO7625 WAW 1205-1410 LUX E175 (15/08/18)

UEFA EL Qualifiers, R3 first leg, 7-9 August 2018

9 August 2018

Vitesse Arnhem vs. FC Basel

Former Swiss champions Basel had a difficult start to the season and are already out of contention for the Champions League. They are now looking to save their season in the Europa League:

PEV950 ACH 0830-0915 BSL E170 (08/08/18)

PEV650 BSL 1000-xxxx NRN E170 (08/08/18)

PEV651 NRN xxxx-1320 BSL E170 (10/08/18)
PEV953 BSL 1400-xxxx ACH E170 (10/08/18)

© People's / Tino Dietsche

Zorya Lugansk vs. SC Braga

The Portuguese team from the northern city of Braga travels from Porto as usual, this time towards Zaporozhye, where the Lugansk team has set up its temporary base during the still ongoing troubles between Ukraine and Russia:

KLJ1081 LED xxxx-1955 OPO B735 LY-KLJ (06/08/18, ferry flt)

KLJ1097 OPO 1430-xxxx OZH B735 LY-KLJ (07/08/18)

KLJ1099 OZH xxxx-2020 OPO B735 LY-KLJ (10/08/18)

KLJ1100 OPO 1435-xxxx VNO B735 LY-KLJ (13/08/18, ferry flt)

Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Burnley FC

Off the back of an inspiring season, Burnley have earned themselves international football. The task away in Turkey may not sound too fancy, but should surely be doable:

GNJ57 MAN 1000-xxxx SAW B752 SX-RFA (08/08/18)

Cork City FC vs. Rosenborg BK

MLT653 STN 0755-1100 TRD B735 9H-MAC (08/08/18, ferry flt)
MLT653 TRD 1200-1400 ORK B735 9H-MAC (08/08/18)

Glasgow Rangers vs. NK Maribor

VBB3143 MBX 1000-xxxx GLA MD82 (08/08/18)
VBB3144 GLA xxxx-0330(+1) MBX MD82 (09/08/18)

Dinamo Minsk vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

FV4101 LED xxxx-1335 MSQ A319 (08/08/18)

Apollon Limassol vs. Dinamo Brest

BRU8941 MSQ 1035-xxxx BQT xxxx-xxxx LCA (08/08/18)

CSKA Sofia vs. FC Kopenhagen

PAV5122 CPH xxxx-1225 SOF CRJ2 (08/08/18)

UEFA EL, Q1 return leg, 4/6 July 2017

4 July 2017

Progrès Niederkorn vs. Rangers FC (in Luxembourg)

ZT7461 GLA 0900-1140 LUX B733 G-POWC (03/07/17)

DX5211 GLA 0715-0955 LUX A320

QS3060 GLA 0730-1010 LUX B738

DX5212 LUX 2250-2335 GLA A320
QS3061 LUX 2345-0030(+1) GLA B738
ZT7462 LUX 0045-0130 GLA B733 G-POWC (05/07/17)

6 July 2017

Liepaja vs. Crusaders FC

BHD 0900-1415 PLQ (05/07/17)

PLQ 1100-1230 BHD (07/07/17)

NSI Runavik vs. Dinamo Minsk

BRU8931 MSQ xxxx-1230 FAE (05/07/17)

BRU8932 FAE 2300-xxxx(+1) MSQ

AIK Stockholm vs. KI

RC7346 FAE 2145-0100(+1) ARN A319 (03/07/17)

RC9347 ARN 0200-0300 FAE A319 (04/04/17, ferry flt)

RC9346 FAE 2130-0030 ARN A319 (ferry flt)

RC7347 ARN 0130-0245 FAE A319 (07/07/17)

B36 Torshavn vs. Nomme Kalju

EE8451 TLL xxxx-1210 FAE CRJ9 (04/07/17)

EE9452 FAE 1245-xxxx TLL CRJ9 (04/07/17, ferry flt)

EE8453 TLL xxxx-1835 FAE CRJ9 (07/07/17, ferry flt)

EE8454 FAE 1920-xxxx TLL CRJ9 (07/17/17)

Rabotnicki Skopje vs. Tre Penne

SVB510 RMI xxxx-1300 SKP E145 (05/07/17)

SVB511 SKP 1200-xxxx RMI E145 (07/07/17)

Coleraine vs. Haugesund

DX5211 HAU 0940-1055 BFS AT72 (05/07/17)

DX5212 BFS 0800-1115 HAU AT72 (07/07/17)

KF Tirana vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv

NO9218 TLV 0830-xxxx TIA B738 (05/07/17)
NO9216 TIA xxxx-0400(+1) TLV B738

Gandzasar Kapan vs. Mladost Podgorica

YM6090 TGD 2100-0010(+1) EVN E190 (04/07/17)
YM6091 EVN 0050-0420 TGD E190 (05/07/17, ferry flt)

Floriana vs. Red Star Belgrade

JU3690 BEG 1030-xxxx MLA B733 (05/07/17)

Milsami Orhei vs. Fola Esch

TDR9377 BUD 0630-0815 LUX 9A-BTD (05/07/17)
TDR371 LUX 0920-1240 KIV F100 9A-BTD (05/07/17)
TDR9233 KIV 1320-xxxx BGY F100 9A-BTD (05/07/17, ferry flt)