Sonntag, 10. Dezember 2023

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)

Montag, 27. November 2023

UEFA Europa Conference League Group Stage MD5 - 30 November 2023

The third-tier competition of the UEFA club competitions sees some interesting match-ups on match day 5. Some of those could decide about knock-out qualification for 2024. And some teams will have to travel into very cold areas of Europe in late November too.

KI Klaksvik vs. Slovan Bratislava

The Slovak outfit has to travel up North to the Faroe Islands for their 5th group stage game. Klaksvik however still stand a chance of qualifying for the next round with 4 points from just as many games so far. Because of the lengthy trip, Slovan will travel one day earlier than usual.

ED4520 BTS xxxx-1435 FAE B738 (28/11/23)
ED4521 FAE 0850-xxxx BTS B738 (01/12/23)

Breidablik vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv

It is a long trip from Israel all the way to Iceland. In fact, the Airbus A321neo even requires a fuel stop en-route westbound, in Belgrade, to make it to the destination. The return flight will be non-stop from Keflavik to Tel Aviv however. Maccabi are sitting pretty in this group though, with 9 points from 4 games. Breidablik are already eliminated with no points at all.

IZ561 TLV 1220-1430 BEG 1600-2000 KEF A21N (28/11/23)
IZ562 KEF 0200-xxxx TLV A21N (01/12/23)

FC Astana vs. Dinamo Zagreb

The Croatian champions are off on a long trip to the East. They fly non-stop to Kazakhstan with 2Excel Aviation and their Boeing 737-700 G-NEWG.

BRO883A ZAG 1230-2300 NQZ B737 G-NEWG (28/11/23)

Bodø/Glimt vs. FC Lugano

Before Lugano fly North, they will travel slightly South from their nice location in the South of Switzerland. They will cross the border to Italy to take their Carpatair charter flight all the way up to Bodø.

KRP2211 MXP 0900-1300 BOO A319 YR-ABB (29/11/23)
KRP2212 BOO 2230-0215(+1) MXP A319 YR-ABB (30/11/23)

Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Lille OSC

ATV292H LIL 1630-1805 LJU DH8D (29/11/23)

Besiktas Istanbul vs. Club Brugge

TB9655 OST 1000-1540 IST B738 OO-JBG (29/11/23)

AZ Alkmaar vs. Zrijnski Mostar

KRP268 PMO 0740-0900 OMO A319 YR-ABA (29/11/23, ferry flt)
KRP268 OMO 1000-1235 AMS A319 YR-ABA (29/11/23)

Aston Villa vs. Legia Warsaw

LO7529 WAW 1020-1200 BHX E195 SP-LNO (29/11/23)

ACF Fiorentina vs. KRC Genk

ATV291H LGG 1030-1215 FLR DH8D D-AASG (29/11/23)

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. PAOK Saloniki

AEE4190 SKG xxxx-1925 FRA A320 (29/11/23)
AEE4191 FRA 1055-xxxx SKG A320 (01/12/23)

Nordsjelland vs. Fenerbahçe

FH1907 IST xxxx-1340 CPH A320 (29/11/23)

Spartak Trnava vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

LB5437 VAR 1010-1055 BTS A320 LZ-FBH (29/11/23)

Montag, 13. November 2023

Austrian takeover at Anfield - UEFA Europa League Group Stage Round 5 - 30 November 2023

The upcoming 5th round of group stage games will see one of the bigger airlifts in recent times for a game at that stage of the competition. Supports of LASK Linz will travel in large numbers to Anfield Road to see their team play away at Liverpool FC. After Liverpool's away loss in Toulouse, the group is still nicely open for many different outcomes. Yet, Liverpool would have to be favourites over their Austrian counterparts.


Liverpool FC vs. LASK Linz

Two Enter Boeing 737-800s will position from Leipzig (previous UCL duty for RB Leipzig supporters) to Linz early on Wednesday already. Another one of Thursday's aircraft will arrive at Linz on Wednesday in D-ANNA of Sundair, painted in the "Katta macht Urlaub" scheme.

ENT576P LEJ xxxx-0800 B738 (29/11/23, ferry flt)
ENT578P LEJ xxxx-0805 B738 (29/11/23, ferry flt)
HV95 AMS 1035-1210 LNZ B738 PH-HXK (29/11/23, ferry flt)
HV7611 LNZ 1400-1525 LPL B738 PH-HXK (29/11/23)
SR806F KSF 1555-1645 LNZ A320 D-ANNA (29/11/23, ferry flt)

SR8224 LNZ 0540-0700 LPL A320 D-ANNA
ENT583 LNZ 0715-0835 LPL B738 SP-ENQ
ED4402 LNZ 0820-0935 LPL B738 OM-HEX
HV95 AMS 0640-0800 LNZ B738 PH-HXC (ferry flt)
HV7847 LNZ 0900-1015 LPL B738 PH-HXC
ENT561 LNZ 1000-1120 LPL B738 SP-ESI
ED432P BTS 0935-1015 LNZ B738 OM-KEX (ferry flt)
ED4404 LNZ 1100-1220 LPL B738 OM-KEX
TDR9380 LJU 0945-1025 LNZ A320 9A-BTH (ferry flt)
TDR380 LNZ 1145-1310 LPL A320 9A-BTH
QS441 PRG 1040-1130 LNZ B38M OK-SWD (ferry flt)
QS4414 LNZ 1245-1415 LPL B38M OK-SWD

General Aviation:

OE-KAR LNZ 0645-1112 LPL DA42 (30/11/23)


Smartwings Boeing 737-800 OK-TVW seen at Corfu in August 2021.
Two such aircraft will fly from Linz to Liverpool in late November 2023
.

Liverpool and LASK are not the only teams battling it out for knock-out spots in spring however. Many other teams are still heavily involved in the competition and there are some interesting charter flights elsewhere too.

Olympique Marseille vs. Ajax Amsterdam

OR9529 AMS 1100-1255 MRS B38M PH-TFN (29/11/23)
OR9530 MRS 1130-xxxx AMS B38M (01/12/23)

Sparta Prague vs. Real Betis Sevilla

PVG1907 SVQ 1000-xxxx PRG B772 (29/11/23)

Sturm Graz vs. Rakow Czestochowa

RR9059 KTW xxxx-1715 GRZ B738 (29/11/23)

Toulouse FC vs. Union St-Gilloise

SN1179 BRU xxxx-1610 TLS (29/11/23)

BK Häcken vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen

KK6110 CGN 1430-1615 GOT A320 D-ANNE (29/11/23)
KK6111 GOT 1100-xxxx CGN A320 (01/12/23)

Molde FK vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

AHY4019 GYD xxxx-1430 MOL (29/11/23)
AHY4020 MOL 0045-xxxx GYD (01/12/23)

Backa Topola vs. West Ham United

BRO868A STN 1500-1820 BEG B733 G-SWRD (29/11/23)
BRO868B BEG 1030-xxxx STN B733 G-SWRD (01/12/23)

SC Freiburg vs. Olympiakos Piraeus

AEE4080 ATH 1015-1215 LHA A320 SX-DVV (29/11/23)
AEE4081 LHA 0005-0335 ATH A320 SX-DVV (01/12/23)

AEK Athens vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

HAT2360 LGW 0930-1515 ATH B734 9H-ZAZ (29/11/23)
HAT2471 ATH 0000-0150 LGW B734 9H-ZAZ (01/12/23)

Maccabi Haifa vs. Stade Rennais (in Budapest)

MLM712 RNS 1515-1720 BUD B735 9H-MAC (29/11/23)

Villarreal CF vs. Panathinaikos Athens

AEE4020 ATH 1000-1215 CDT A320 SX-DVI (29/11/23)

Servette Genève vs. AS Roma

AZ8950 FCO 1700-xxxx GVA (29/11/23)


Montag, 24. Mai 2021

2021 UEFA Europa League Final - Villarreal vs. Manchester United

26 May 2021

Villarreal CF vs. Manchester United (in Gdansk)

As the season in most European leagues has come to a close, the European cup finals are yet to be played. Gdansk was planned to host the Europa League final in 2020, but as we all know, this could not happen. Instead, the city in Northwestern Poland is now hosting this year's final, contested between Villarreal and Manchester United.


In the semifinals, Manchester United had beaten AS Roma in two spectacular games with an aggregate score of 8 goals to 5. Villarreal are playing in their first ever European final after beating Arsenal 2-1 at home and holding out for a goalless draw away in London.


SU7400 SVO 1300-1500 MAN A333 VP-BDE (24/05/21)

SU7402 MAN 1800-2125 GDN A333 VP-BDE (24/05/21)

ENT588 VLC 0930-1300 GDN B738 (25/05/21)

UX951 CDT xxxx-1320 GDN (25/05/21)

UX812 VLC 1030-1350 GDN B789 (25/05/21)

IB2882 VLC 1030-1410 GDN A321 (25/05/21)

IBS9995 VLC 1100-1430 GDN A320 (25/05/21)

LS6180 STN xxxx-0930 GDN

LS6204 MAN xxxx-0930 GDN

LS6216 MAN xxxx-0945 GDN

LS6192 MAN xxxx-1000 GDN

IBS9991 VLC 0700-1030 GDN A320

UX548 VLC 0700-1030 GDN B788

UX636 VLC 0720-1050 GDN B738

UX724 CDT xxxx-1100 GDN

ZT9981 MAN xxxx-1130 GDN A321

EVE637 VLC 0830-1200 GDN A333



Air Europa Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner EC-MMY seen at Madrid in March 2020



SU7403 GDN 0215-0340 MAN A333 VP-BDE (27/05/21)

SU7401 MAN 0440-1040 SVO A333 VP-BDE (27/05/21)

UX637 GDN xxxx-0510 VLC

ENT559 GDN xxxx-0525 VLC B738

UX725 GDN xxxx-0530 VLC B738

IBS9996 GDN xxxx-0530 VLC A320

UX813 GDN xxxx-0550 VLC B789

UX549 GDN xxxx-0550 VLC B788

IB2883 GDN xxxx-0630 VLC A321

IB9992 GDN xxxx-0630 VLC A320

EVE638 GDN xxxx-0645 VLC A333

Freitag, 20. November 2020

Foxes off to Portugal, Bulgarians at Tottenham - UEFA Europa League 26 November 2020

CSKA Sofia vs. BSC Young Boys

The Swiss champions need to make sure to win this game as well after convincingly beating CSKA at home already. They need the three points from this match to be able to put CFJ Cluj under pressure for a spot in the knockout stages in spring. They will travel to Bulgaria with Trade Air instead of Helvetic Airways:


TDR700 BRN xxxx-1300 SOF F100 (25/11/20)


CFR Cluj vs. AS Roma


Roma are the favourites in their pool and made this tell so far. Cluj definitely need more points and may see a chance against a side that may just take the foot off the gas for this midweek fixture. Roma will travel to Romania with Alitalia:


AZ8950 FCO 1500-xxxx CLJ A319 (25/11/20)


FK Molde vs. Arsenal

Arsenal are one of the few teams yet to have won every single game in this group stage. They traveled to Molde with Titan Airways, using one of the Boeing 757-200s:


AWC783 LTN 1430-1745 MOL B752 G-ZAPX (24/11)

AWC784 MOL 2330-xxxx(+1) LTN B752 G-ZAPX (26/11/20)

Dundalk vs. SK Rapid Wien


The Austrian team are not traveling with Austrian Airlines for once, but count on Croatia Airlines to do the job from Vienna to Dublin, where they will play against Dundalk:


OU8491 VIE xxxx-1110 DUB A319 (25/11/20)


Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva


Many would have thought that Bayer Leverkusen should have nine points by now. They only have six and sit in second position. It seems obvious that they would want to get a maximum haul againt Be'er Sheva, which so far has managed to beat Slavia Prague, but lost in Nice and at home against Bayer. Hapoel will arrive at Cologne with El Al:


LY251 TLV 1600-1930 CGN B738 (24/11/20)

LY252 CGN 0230-0730 TLV B738 (27/11/20)


OGC Nice vs. Slavia Prague


Rather surprisingly, Slavia Prague are in a formidable position, leading the group at the half-way point, while Nice are sitting in third position, desperate for a win to maintain their chances. Slavia will arrive from Prague with Smartwings.


QS4364 PRG xxxx-1920 NCE B738 (24/11/20)

QS4365 NCE 1100-xxxx PRG B738 (27/11/20)


Standard Liège vs. Lech Poznan


Standard and Lech are the two bottom teams in Pool D and this will not change after this fixture. The leaders are too far away. If Standard lose the game, their hopes of European football will be dashed already. Lech will travel from Poland with Enter Air, using a Boeing 737-800:


ENT689 POZ xxxx-1225 LGG B738 (25/11/20)

ENT690 LGG 2330-xxxx(+1) POZ B738 (26/11/20)


Granada vs. Omonia Nicosia


The Cypriot team are off to one of the surprises in this season's competition in Granada. Not many would have expected Granada to make the Europa League at all. But here they are, hosting Omonia in a clash of European lightweights:


AEE4990 LCA xxxx-1500 GRX A320 (25/11/20)


AZ Alkmaar vs. Real Sociedad San Sebastian


LAV5283 EAS 1030-xxxx AMS B738 (25/11/20)


SC Braga vs. Leicester City


Along with an impressive run of form in the domestic arena, Leicester City are also motoring along in the Europa League, as one of just four teams to have won all three group stage games so far. A win in Portugal will put them almost certainly into the knockout stage. They will travel to Porto with Air Horizont, on a Boeing 737-400.


HAT2030 EMA 1100-1325 OPO B734 9H-MPW (25/11/20)

HAT2031 OPO 2300-0130(+1) EMA B734 9H-MPW (26/11/20)

HAT2031 OPO 1230-1500 EMA B734 9H-MPW (27/11/20)



Air Horizont Boeing 737-400 at Berlin-Schönfeld for the 2015 Champions League Final



Linzer ASK vs. Royal Antwerp FC


Three teams have six points each in Pool J, with LASK being one of them. Royal Antwerp are the surprise package so far, even scoring a 1-0 win over group favourites Tottenham in the second round. The Belgians will travel to Austria with TUI Belgium, on one of the EMB-190s that were acquired specifically for flights from and to the small airport of Antwerp.


TB9333 ANR 1000-1130 LNZ E190 (25/11/20)

TB9334 LNZ 1130-1300 ANR E190 (27/11/20)


Tottenham Hotspur vs. Ludogorets Razgrad


Spurs were rated as the big favourites for this group, if not for the competition. Their away defeat in Belgium against Royal Antwerp may have come as a surprise, but they will look to book in another three points at home against Ludogorets, who do not look quite as strong as in past seasons. In fact, the Bulgarians have lost all three games so far.


BUC1945 VAR 1010-xxxx STN A320 (25/11/20)

BUC1946 STN xxxx-0600 VAR A320 (27/11/20)


Sparta Prague vs. Celtic Glasgow


After three matches, Celtic are desperate for points. Ideally, they need to win in Prague to keep their hopes alive. They will travel there with Jet2.

LS6128 GLA 1430-1755 PRG B738 (25/11/20)
LS6129 PRG 2315-0045(+1) GLA B738 (26/11/20)

Glasgow Rangers vs. SL Benfica


Benfica will travel to Ibrox with TAP Air Portugal, though the exact type of aircraft is not clear just yet.

TP9102 LIS 1600-xxxx GLA (25/11/20)

Freitag, 6. November 2020

UEFA Europa League Group Stage Round 3 - 5 November 2020

Time is at a premium for me at the moment, so for a few weeks, I had to leave aside any following of Europa League charter traffic. Well, almost. There was of course plenty going on last Thursday night, and with less air traffic in our skies than usual, charter flights are a lot more visible, especially late at night after the 21.00h kickoffs across the continent. So here is a non-comprehensive report of what was out and about, flying for various teams for the Europa League games of 5 November 2020:


5 November 2020


Lech Poznan vs. Standard Liège


The two bottom teams of pool B met for the first of two meetings within four weeks. Host Lech came out the better, beating the Belgian visitors by 3-1 goals. Still, Lech are sitting four points behind joint leaders Benfica and Rangers, so advancing to the knockout stages will prove to be difficult.


TB9120 LGG 0945-1115 POZ B738 OO-TUX (04/11/20)

TB9130 POZ 2337-0048(+1) LGG B738 OO-TUX (05/11/20)


SK Rapid Wien vs. Dundalk FC


Dundalk are representing the Republic of Ireland in the competition, and while they are still without points this time round, at least they gave the more fancied Rapid a good run for the money. Rapid won 4-3, but Dundalk will be hot for the revenge on 26 November up at the Aviva - unfortunately without Rapid's usually numerous travelling support.


ENT54WN DUB 1004-1321 VIE B738 SP-ESG (03/11/20)

ENT57UE VIE 0015-0122 DUB B738 SP-ESG (06/11/20)


Slavia Prague vs. OGC Nice


Nice had a night to forget away in the Czech Capital, losing 2-3 against Slavia. Still, they will get revenge soon, on 26 November at home against the same opposition. Having Bayer Leverkusen and Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the same group will not help much though. A trip to the knockout stages will require a lot of hard work.


VOE9286 NCE 0915-1034 PRG A319 EC-NHP (04/11/20)

VOE9287 PRG 2322-0043(+1) NCE A319 EC-NHP (05/11/20)


AS Roma vs. CFR Cluj


Roma are sitting pretty in pool A, after an away win in Bern, a dull 0-0 against CSKA Sofia at home and now an absolute spanking of CFR Cluj. Several high-profile players were not even required against a very average Cluj team that count themselves lucky to have four points on the counter already.


VBB3277 CLJ 1054-1138 FCO B733 LZ-MVK (04/11/20)

VBB3278 FCO 2359-0237(+1) OTP B733 LZ-MVK (05/11/20)


Cluj returned to Bucharest and not their home town, because they will play their next league fixture in Bucharest, against FC Voluntari.




BSC Young Boys vs. CSKA Sofia


It is not often that a small airline would cover both games within one pool. But within pool A, both matches were covered by ALK Airways, with two Boeing 737-300s. LZ-LVK took CSKA Sofia from Sofia to Basel-Mulhouse and back, with the rest of the journey from Basel to Berne undertaken by bus. CSKA had a nightmare start to the game, shipping three goals with some schoolboy errors to say the least. Surely they will blame the plastic pitch in Berne for this, as does pretty much every team as well.


VBB3273 SOF 0930-1041 BSL B733 LZ-LVL (04/11/20)

VBB3274 BSL 1043-1348 SOF B733 LZ-LVL (06/11/20)


Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Tottenham Hotspur


Former Champions League finalists Tottenham are plying their international trade in the Europa League this season. Away in Bulgaria, they won 3-1 at Ludogorets, which for once is one of two teams in international competition for Bulgaria this season.


BRO20 STN 1530-2049 VAR B733 G-TGPG (04/11/20)

BRO20 VAR 0030-0142 STN B733 G-TGPG (06/11/20)


Arsenal vs. FK Molde


Norwegian champions Molde may have fancied their chances away in London, and they even took the lead, right on track for a third win in three games in their pool. Arsenal had other ideas however and put away the game 3-1 in the end.


WX9366 MOL 1000-1112 LTN CRJ EI-GEA (04/11/20)

WX9367 LTN 0005-0357 MOL CRJ9 EI-GEA (06/11/20)


AC Milan vs. OSC Lille


It was a memorable night for OSC Lille. Not many French teams go the mighty San Siro and just win a game 3-0. Of course, the place was entirely empty. But yet not many UEL group stage games have the potential to even half fill a stadium that seat comfortably more than 80'000 spectators.


WH823 MXP 0150-0259 LIL E190 D-ACJJ (06/11/20)


Celtic Glasgow vs. Sparta Prague

QS4382 PRG 0945-1100 GLA B737 OK-SWT (04/11/20)

QS4383 GLA 0030-0330 PRG B737 OK-SWT (06/11/20)


Villarreal CF vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv

6H175 TLV 1000-1330 CDT A320 4X-ABI (04/11/20)

6H176 CDT 0415-0930 TLV A320 4X-ABI (06/11/20)


Zorya Lugansk vs. AEK Athens (in Zaporozhye)

AEE4028 ATH 1000-1230 OZH A320 SX-DGD (04/11/20)

AEE4029 OZH 0230-0445 ATH A320 SX-DGD (06/11/20)


Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. CSKA Moscow

SU7004 SVO 1000-1130 RTM A320 VQ-BCM (04/11/20)

SU7005 RTM 1500-2000 SVO A320 VQ-BCM (06/11/20)


PAOK Saloniki vs. PSV Eindhoven

HV7013 EIN 1100-1430 SKG B738 PH-HXB (04/11/20)

HV7014 SKG 1100-1245 EIN B738 PH-HXB (06/11/20)



Mittwoch, 29. Juli 2020

UEFA Europa League is back - LASK at Manchester United

Yes, the UEFA Europa League is finally back from 5 August, with the Round of 16 getting completed in empty home grounds across Europe. Two ties will be settled in one match after the first legs got called off in March, while six other will continue where the teams left off after the first legs.

5 August 2020

Manchester United vs. LASK Linz


The 2017 champions set a good foundation away in Austria already, beating the Austrian outfit 5-0. They will host LASK at an empty Old Trafford for a return leg that really seems academical in nature. 90 minutes' football have to be played first though and it will be a chance for LASK to shine in an unfamiliar surrounding. LAS will travel to Manchester with Maleth-Aero, most probably their Boeing 737-500 9H-MAC, which sees pretty regular use for sports charters.

MLT552F STN xxxx-1200 LNZ B735 (04/08/20, ferry flt)
MLT552 LNZ 1300-1430 MAN B735 (04/08/20)
MLT553 MAN 1230-1715 LNZ B735 (06/08/20)
MLT553F LNZ 1800-xxxx STN B735 (06/08/20, ferry flt)

9H-MAC, Maleth-Aero, Boeing 737-500
arriving at Basel-Mulhouse with part of the Manchester United entourage in 2018

Inter Milan vs. Getafe (in Gelsenkirchen)

Called off in March, this fixture will be played in one game on a neutral ground, at FC Schalke 04's ground in Gelsenkirchen. Inter has secured second spot in Italy meanwhile, while Getafe has missed out on qualifying for European competition again, finishing on 8th spot in La Liga. Getafe will arrive in Cologne with Privilege Style and one of their two B757s, while Inter will get a lift from Alitalia, flying from Malpensa to Düsseldorf on an A319.

PVG7995 MAD xxxx-1155 CGN B752 (04/08/20)

AZ9018 MXP 1030-1200 DUS A319 (04/08/20)


FC Kopenhagen vs. Istanbul Basaksehir


The newly crowned champions of Turkey will try to defend a slender lead away from home. FCK were on a roll however before the competition got interrupted in March, beating Celtic Glasgow in the first K.O. round.

TK3233 IST 1200-1410 CPH B738 (04/08/20)
TK3234 CPH 1515-1925 IST B738 (04/08/20, ferry flt)
TK3233 IST 0845-1055 CPH B738 (06/08/20, ferry flt)
TK3234 CPH 1200-1610 IST B738 (06/08/20)

Shakhtar Donezk vs. VfL Wolfsburg (in Kyiv)


Shakhtar will host the "Wolves" in Kyiv for a return leg where the latter will not have much to lose. The Ukrainian side won the first leg 2-1 away from home, so the Germans will have half a mountain to climb in their away game.

WL610 BWE xxxx-1525 IEV E190 (04/08/20)