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SPORTS TEAM CHARTERS

For Premier League, EFL, SPFL, LOI & UEFA competition.

Football Team Charter Flights.

Built for the cycle.

Squad and staff travel built around the midweek-to-weekend turnaround — with a dedicated Privavia coordinator on the ground from boarding to bag claim.

FOOTBALL TEAM CHARTER

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01 / OVERVIEW

SPORTS TEAM CHARTERS / FOOTBALL

WHY FOOTBALL CLUBS CHARTER

Tuesday in Lisbon. Saturday at 12:30 kick-off. The cycle works on charter.

A Tuesday Champions League away leg followed by a Saturday 12:30 kick-off doesn't survive a commercial schedule. Charter flights are the only way the cycle works — late departure after final whistle, overnight at destination, mid-morning return, training Friday, kick-off Saturday lunchtime.

We arrange aircraft sized to the matchday party — typically 50+ for a first-team movement once squad, technical staff, medical, analysts, ops and media are counted — and put a coordinator on the ground at both ends to manage the squad, the staff and the bags.

TYPICAL TRAVELLING PARTY

E190–B737

STANDARD AIRCRAFT CLASS

Dedicated

COORDINATOR ON EVERY MOVEMENT

Built for European competition rhythm.

Six operational principles applied to every football charter we arrange.

Midweek-to-weekend turnaround

UEFA Tuesday/Wednesday kickoffs followed by Saturday/Sunday domestic fixtures. We slot aircraft, crew duty and arrivals to land the squad back for Thursday training.

Closed manifests

Squad selection isn't always public until 90 minutes before kick-off. Confidential passenger lists keep team selection private. Private FBO arrival on request.

Stadium-adjacent airfields

Direct routing into smaller European fields — closer to the opposition stadium, faster through immigration. Often a 20- minute coach transfer instead of 90.

Pre-season tour logistics

Multi-leg pre-season tours through North America, Asia and the Middle East — coordinated aircraft and synchronised arrivals across the tour window.

Cost-efficient short hops

Turboprop (Q400, ATR 72) on shorter sectors, jet on longer European legs. Right-sized aircraft for the route — not a single fleet across every fixture.

Cost-efficient short hops

Turboprop (Q400, ATR 72) on shorter sectors, jet on longer European legs. Right-sized aircraft for the route — not a single fleet across every fixture.

Closed manifest

Discreet handling for high-profile players, separate media manifests, controlled apron access keeping the squad away from public view on arrival and departure.

FOOTBALL TEAM CHARTER

Privavia

02 / THE PRIVAVIA DIFFERENCE

SPORTS TEAM CHARTERS / FOOTBALL / THE PRIVAVIA DIFFERENCE

WHAT SETS PRIVAVIA APART

A coordinator with the squad.
From boarding to bag claim.

Every Privavia football charter is staffed with a dedicated coordinator who travels with the party. They check the squad in, walk the bag count, work the apron, and meet the team off the aircraft at the destination

The team manager has one Privavia number to call — not a handler, not a call centre, not a different operator at every airfield.

At the departure airport

Coordinator on site ahead of the squad. Boarding documents pre-checked, baggage routed straight to the aircraft, no public terminal time, no queues for fifty-plus people.

In transit

Coordinator travels with the party. One Privavia point of contact for the team manager throughout the flight. No third party handlers, no language gaps on European arrivals.

At the destination

Coordinator manages apron arrival, immigration, baggage and onward transfer. Squad walks off the aircraft and onto the team coach — that is the entire process.

At the destination

Coordinator manages apron arrival, immigration, baggage and onward transfer. Squad walks off the aircraft and onto the team coach — that is the entire process.

The single biggest difference between a smooth team movement and a chaotic one is a person on the ground who owns itiggest difference between a smooth team movement and a chaotic one is a person on the ground who owns it

FOOTBALL TEAM CHARTER

Privavia

03 / ROUTES & AIRCRAFT

ROUTES WE FLY REGULARLY

From domestic away days to UEFA group-stage legs.

A non-exhaustive list of fixture corridors handled across recent seasons

COMPETITION

DESCRIPTION & ROUTE EXAMPLES

Champions League

Group and knockout legs: UK and Irish clubs into Madrid, Munich, Milan, Paris, Lisbon, Istanbul, Athens, Eindhoven, Copenhagen and beyond

Domestic away days

UK and Ireland fixtures: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Bristol, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton — fixture-week movements between cities

Pre-season tours

Long-haul tour windows: UK clubs into US East Coast, West Coast, East Asia and the Gulf — multi-leg programmes with intra-tour movements between fixture cities

COMPETITION

DESCRIPTION & ROUTE EXAMPLES

Champions League

Group and knockout legs: UK and Irish clubs into Madrid, Munich, Milan, Paris, Lisbon, Istanbul, Athens, Eindhoven, Copenhagen and beyond

Domestic away days

UK and Ireland fixtures: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Bristol, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton — fixture-week movements between cities

Pre-season tours

Long-haul tour windows: UK clubs into US East Coast, West Coast, East Asia and the Gulf — multi-leg programmes with intra-tour movements between fixture cities

AIRCRAFT

Sized to the travelling party and the sector.

Turboprops for shorter hops, jets for longer European legs and tour windows. Mixing aircraft types to match sector length is often the most cost-effective programme across a season.

TURBOPROP · SHORT HOPS

Dash 8 Q400 / ATR 72

70–80 seats. Most cost-effective option for domestic away days and short European fixtures — UK internal travel, Ireland-to-UK movements, short cross-channel trips. Lower hourly rate, smaller airfield access.

REGIONAL JET

Embraer 190 / 195

96–124 seats. Single-class business configuration handles a 50+ first-team party with comfort to spare. Strong choice for European away legs

REGIONAL JET

Embraer 190 / 195

96–124 seats. Single-class business configuration handles a 50+ first-team party with comfort to spare. Strong choice for European away legs

NARROWBODY & LONG-RANGE

A319 / A320 · A321LR

Standard for full first-team European movements. Long range variants (A321LR, B737 MAX) handle transatlantic pre season tour legs and Asian tour windows.

NARROWBODY & LONG-RANGE

A319 / A320 · A321LR

Standard for full first-team European movements. Long range variants (A321LR, B737 MAX) handle transatlantic pre season tour legs and Asian tour windows.

FOOTBALL TEAM CHARTER

Privavia

04 / FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Common questions from team operations.

Does Privavia send someone with the squad, or is it all run remotely?

What size aircraft do we need for a Premier League away leg?

Can you handle a Tuesday/Wednesday UEFA away leg before a weekend domestic fixture?

How do you protect team-sheet confidentiality?

When does a turboprop make more sense than a jet?

Can you support a multi-leg pre-season tour?

Planning a fixture, tour or tournament?

Send through your travelling party size, fixture dates and destination cities. We'll come back with aircraft options, indicative pricing and a routing within the working day.

REQUEST A QUOTE

+44 (0) 20 8079 2733

Planning a fixture, tour or tournament?

Send through your travelling party size, fixture dates and destination cities. We'll come back with aircraft options, indicative pricing and a routing within the working day.

REQUEST A QUOTE

+44 (0) 20 8079 2733