Lufthansa Airlines today flew FC Bayern Munich in an Airbus A340 for 11-day USA trip on the “FCB Audi Summer Tour 2016”.
To mark the occasion, the long-haul aircraft with the registration D-AIHK has been covered in a special FC Bayern Munich design.
The Lufthansa Airbus will show off its “sporting outfit” for a year, departing from Munich to four continents.
The FC Bayern Munich Airbus took off today for the first time at 13:45 from Munich Airport for Chicago.
On board will be the FC Bayern Munich players, trainers and guests.
A total of three matches will be played in the US against AC Milan in Chicago, Inter Milan in Charlotte and Real Madrid in New York.
The return flight to Munich according to the airline will be on August 4 is expected to depart from New York/Newark at 14:25.
Lufthansa has been the official carrier of FC Bayern Munich since 2004.
In addition to its long-term cooperation with FC Bayern Munich, the airline also works with the German Football Association (DFB) and supports numerous popular sports.
Moreover, the airline is a national sponsor of the Deutsche Sporthilfe sports foundation and has been a partner of the German Olympic Sports Committee (DOSB) for many years.
This traditionally includes flying the German team to the Olympic Games and as a partner of the National Paralympic Committee (DBS), to the Paralympics.