Flight of the week: Lionel Messi's Arrival to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Rocuzzo on board - Image Source: Instagram/Antonella Rocuzzo
Last Tuesday (10), one of the world's and history's greatest football players, Lionel Messi, took off from Barcelona (BCN/LEBL) to Paris (LBG/LFBG), France, where he underwent a medical examination and has signed a 2-year contract and the option of an additional year with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). This flight was tracked by thousands of people on RadarBox.com, the most tracked flight throughout the week.
VistaJet flight VJT783 from Barcelona to Paris:
The image above: RadarBox.com
VistaJet, a Malta-based global business aviation company, operated the private flight from Barcelona to Paris with one of the biggest business jets on the market, the Bombardier Global 7500, 9H-VIB, valued at $73 million.
Messi's charter flight took off at 13:00 (CEST) and landed 1 hour and 40 minutes later at Paris Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) at 15:30 (CEST)
VistaJet Bombardier Global 7500 (9H-VIB) - 4x6zk-moni shafir - AirTeamImages.com
VistaJet's Bombardier Global 7500 (9H-VIB) aircraft utilization statistics on AirNav RadarBox:
VistaJet's Bombardier Global 7500 (9H-VIB) route heatmap on AirNav RadarBox:
The top 10 most flown to destinations:
1 - Los Angeles Intl. Airport - 15/12.7% average movements per week.
2 - Farnborough Airport - 8.0/6.8% average movements per week.
3 - Teterboro Airport - 7.0/5.9% average movements per week.
4 - London Stansted Airport - 6.0/5.1% average movements per week.
5 - Kuwait Intl. Airport - 4.0/5.1% average movements per week.
6 - Al Maktoum Intl. Airport - 4.0/3.4% average movements per week.
7 - Rochester Intl. Airport - 4.0/3.4% average movements per week.
8 - Barcelona-El Prat Airport - 4.0/3.4% average movements per week.
9 - Ben Gurion Intl. Airport - 4.0/3.4% average movements per week.
10 - Gibraltar Airport - 3.0/2.5% average movements per week.
VistaJet Flight Statistics on AirNav RadarBox:
VistaJet fleet and operations infographic
Messi's PSG presentation
The Argentinean football player was officially presented on August 11 at the Parc des Princes stadium of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), located west of Paris.
Image Source: Bertrand GUAY / AFP
Image Source: Bertrand GUAY / AFP
Image Source: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Lionel Messi's Gulfstream V (LV-IRQ)
Lionel Messi's Gulfstream V (LV-IRQ) - Alex Peake - AirTeamImages.com
Lionel Messi currently owns a Gulfstream Aerospace GV (LV-IRQ), a long-range, large business jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, with a service ceiling of 51,000 ft (16,000 m) and a range of 5,500 nautical miles (10,186 km).
Gulfstream V (LV-IRQ) aircraft utilization statistics on AirNav RadarBox:
Gulfstream V (LV-IRQ) route heatmap on AirNav RadarBox:
The top 10 most flown to destinations:
1 - San Fernando Airport - 38/ 15.5% average movements per week.
2 - Ministro Pistarini Intl. Airport - 21/ 8.6% average movements per week.
3 - Barcelona-El Prat Airport - 20/ 8.2% average movements per week.
4 - Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Intl. Airport - 18 / 7.3% average movements per week.
5 - Islas Malvinas Airport - 16 / 6.5% average movements per week.
6 - Carrasco Intl. /General C L Berisso Airport - 13 / 5.3% average movements per week.
7 - Jorge Newbery Airpark Airport - 11 / 4.5% average movements per week.
8 - San Carlos De Bariloche Airport - 8 / 3.3% average movements per week.
9 - Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport - 8 / 3.3% average movements per week.
10 - Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo Intl. Airport - 8 / 3.3% average movements per week.
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