Originally Posted by
compton3bravo
As far as Arsenal are concerned (Europa League) there next match is in Moscow and if they reach the final that will be played in Lyon this year in May so that should have no effect. Regarding the Champions League only Manchester City and Liverpool are left in and playing each other in the next round.
The point I was trying to make, perhaps not very clearly, is that, looking ahead to the next football season, teams from Europe drawn against teams from London always fly in during the day before the match. Invariably they go home after the match which means a departure during the night period. During the past month, Barcelona (21st Feb 0100) Juventus (6th March 0138) and Inter Milan (16 March 0156) have all departed Luton in the early hours. So if ad-hoc flights are in future refused night slots they will either have to depart the following day or go elsewhere, although I'm not sure where else they can go. Maybe the airport will reserve some night slots for VIP flights, including football teams, given the prestige that perhaps goes with handling them.