ExclusiveCovid-19: "Safe air travel mandatory for international matches to resume" (G. Waters, Sportsliner)

"The ongoing health crisis creates a major challenge for sporting events to restart, even as football considers playing matches behind closed doors. Players travelling on aircraft that have just previously been used by multiple nationalities of the general public (whose previous flight origin could be from multiple locations in the world) will undoubtedly raise issues concerning the possible cross-spread of infection. Safe air travel will be mandatory for international matches to resume," stated Graham Waters, CEO of Sportsliner, to News Tank Football on 13/05/2020.

"We found that with seven (dedicated) planes we could cover 100% of Champions League fixtures from group stage to the final, 52% of Europa League group stage matches, and thereafter an increasing level, 90% of Nations League group stage and thereafter 100% to the final, and 100% of the Women's Champions League from group stage to the final," said the CEO of the company ready to launch a bespoke air travel solution to the European football sector.

"Traditionally travel time on aircraft is unproductive. The (on-board…