Toronto Raptors Plane routing question
#1
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Toronto Raptors Plane routing question
Any suggestions why the Toronto Raptors' charter is heading to the Monterey, CA regional airport tonight ? The Raptors were in Toronto all day Sunday in preparation for their basketball game Monday night. The same plane that is currently enroute YYZ-MYR flew YYZ- SFO on Friday to fetch the Raptors and SFO-YYZ on Saturday to return the team to Toronto for Game 5 Monday night. The team practiced today (Sunday) at Toronto. Why is the fully tricked-out A319 flying on its own to Monterey tonight when the team is in Toronto ?
To further complicate matters, the baseball Blue Jays fly to Baltimore on Monday afternoon on the other AC all-business seating A319 ... though I guess - if need be - that plane could return to Toronto on Tuesday to fly the basketball team to California (SFO) for a potential playoff Game 6.
But, any theories why the Raptors' plane would be flying solo to Monterey tonight ?
To further complicate matters, the baseball Blue Jays fly to Baltimore on Monday afternoon on the other AC all-business seating A319 ... though I guess - if need be - that plane could return to Toronto on Tuesday to fly the basketball team to California (SFO) for a potential playoff Game 6.
But, any theories why the Raptors' plane would be flying solo to Monterey tonight ?
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Any suggestions why the Toronto Raptors' charter is heading to the Monterey, CA regional airport tonight ? The Raptors were in Toronto all day Sunday in preparation for their basketball game Monday night. The same plane that is currently enroute YYZ-MYR flew YYZ- SFO on Friday to fetch the Raptors and SFO-YYZ on Saturday to return the team to Toronto for Game 5 Monday night. The team practiced today (Sunday) at Toronto. Why is the fully tricked-out A319 flying on its own to Monterey tonight when the team is in Toronto ?
To further complicate matters, the baseball Blue Jays fly to Baltimore on Monday afternoon on the other AC all-business seating A319 ... though I guess - if need be - that plane could return to Toronto on Tuesday to fly the basketball team to California (SFO) for a potential playoff Game 6.
But, any theories why the Raptors' plane would be flying solo to Monterey tonight ?
To further complicate matters, the baseball Blue Jays fly to Baltimore on Monday afternoon on the other AC all-business seating A319 ... though I guess - if need be - that plane could return to Toronto on Tuesday to fly the basketball team to California (SFO) for a potential playoff Game 6.
But, any theories why the Raptors' plane would be flying solo to Monterey tonight ?
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The Raptors team itself has been flying on Delta. My understanding is that the NBA is somehow involved with the logistics behind team movements and that Delta has the contract (maybe just for this part of the post season?).
The AC charters are likely for friends and family or media, support staff, etc.
The AC charters are likely for friends and family or media, support staff, etc.
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https://flightaware.com/live/findflight?origin=KOAK&destination=CYYZ
and the plane is scheduled to fly back to OAK tomorrow as DL8954 at 10am.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl8954
The teams flew in and out of OAK.
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Regarding AC Jetz charters, it's not necessarily like one Jetz FIN is solely devoted to one team during their contracted travels with them.
And seriously, the four major pro leagues' teams have access to the necessary resources to ensure that the proper travel arrangements are booked for them, so it's not like OMG what happened to their charter! What if they lose or win or tie! Lol.
And seriously, the four major pro leagues' teams have access to the necessary resources to ensure that the proper travel arrangements are booked for them, so it's not like OMG what happened to their charter! What if they lose or win or tie! Lol.
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Thanks to everyone for the information and suggestions ! Apologies for the typo in my original post - Monterey regional airport in California is MRY of course (not MYR) - MRY being the code I meant to type when later abbreviated following first asking specifically about Monterey, CA, which is not too far from Oakland.
I can now understand that the chartered Air Canada A319 that flew YYZ-SFO-YYZ on Friday and Saturday could well have been ferrying fans or media, etc for NBA Game 4 on Friday night. What I still don't understand is why the same AC aircraft would have flown to MRY on Sunday night !?
To recap and clarify:
Friday June 7 - AC 7027 (an A319 all-business configuration which I initially assumed was sent to fetch the Raptors team) flies YYZ-SFO
Friday night - basketball finals Game 4 (at Oakland)
Saturday June 8 - AC 7028 (same plane as above) SFO-YYZ
Sunday night June 9 - AC 7027 (same plane) YYZ-MRY
Monday night June 10 - basketball finals Game 5 (at Toronto)
Any further thoughts on why the AC A319 charter would be sitting on the tarmac at the regional airport in Monterey, CA (albeit near Oakland) ?
Thanks again for your help with my curiosity !
I can now understand that the chartered Air Canada A319 that flew YYZ-SFO-YYZ on Friday and Saturday could well have been ferrying fans or media, etc for NBA Game 4 on Friday night. What I still don't understand is why the same AC aircraft would have flown to MRY on Sunday night !?
To recap and clarify:
Friday June 7 - AC 7027 (an A319 all-business configuration which I initially assumed was sent to fetch the Raptors team) flies YYZ-SFO
Friday night - basketball finals Game 4 (at Oakland)
Saturday June 8 - AC 7028 (same plane as above) SFO-YYZ
Sunday night June 9 - AC 7027 (same plane) YYZ-MRY
Monday night June 10 - basketball finals Game 5 (at Toronto)
Any further thoughts on why the AC A319 charter would be sitting on the tarmac at the regional airport in Monterey, CA (albeit near Oakland) ?
Thanks again for your help with my curiosity !
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Thanks to everyone for the information and suggestions ! Apologies for the typo in my original post - Monterey regional airport in California is MRY of course (not MYR) - MRY being the code I meant to type when later abbreviated following first asking specifically about Monterey, CA, which is not too far from Oakland.
I can now understand that the chartered Air Canada A319 that flew YYZ-SFO-YYZ on Friday and Saturday could well have been ferrying fans or media, etc for NBA Game 4 on Friday night. What I still don't understand is why the same AC aircraft would have flown to MRY on Sunday night !?
To recap and clarify:
Friday June 7 - AC 7027 (an A319 all-business configuration which I initially assumed was sent to fetch the Raptors team) flies YYZ-SFO
Friday night - basketball finals Game 4 (at Oakland)
Saturday June 8 - AC 7028 (same plane as above) SFO-YYZ
Sunday night June 9 - AC 7027 (same plane) YYZ-MRY
Monday night June 10 - basketball finals Game 5 (at Toronto)
Any further thoughts on why the AC A319 charter would be sitting on the tarmac at the regional airport in Monterey, CA (albeit near Oakland) ?
Thanks again for your help with my curiosity !
I can now understand that the chartered Air Canada A319 that flew YYZ-SFO-YYZ on Friday and Saturday could well have been ferrying fans or media, etc for NBA Game 4 on Friday night. What I still don't understand is why the same AC aircraft would have flown to MRY on Sunday night !?
To recap and clarify:
Friday June 7 - AC 7027 (an A319 all-business configuration which I initially assumed was sent to fetch the Raptors team) flies YYZ-SFO
Friday night - basketball finals Game 4 (at Oakland)
Saturday June 8 - AC 7028 (same plane as above) SFO-YYZ
Sunday night June 9 - AC 7027 (same plane) YYZ-MRY
Monday night June 10 - basketball finals Game 5 (at Toronto)
Any further thoughts on why the AC A319 charter would be sitting on the tarmac at the regional airport in Monterey, CA (albeit near Oakland) ?
Thanks again for your help with my curiosity !
US Open is this week in Pebble Beach
Players? Probably chartered by Golf Canada to get a bunch of players from the Canadian Open down to the US Open. In past seasons, they had to charter a plane to get them from the Birtish Open to the Canadian open. This changed as our tourney was moved up, but to get some serious players to attend (the tier below Rory who have their own NetJets contract), they usually cut a deal to give them transportation.
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The plane was used to take the golfers playing in RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton to next event which is the US Open in Pebble Beach (MRY is closest airport)....Players get a ride on Sunday night immediately after event finished in Hamilton.....probably used YYZ to pre-clear customs
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