{"id":4173,"date":"2026-11-05T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flyness.aero\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:20:32","slug":"charter-flights-for-marathons-valencia-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flyness.aero\/en\/news-en\/charter-flights-for-marathons-valencia-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia Marathon 2026: behind the scenes of 2 charter flights for runners"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 6 December 2026, Valencia will once again welcome runners from all over the world. All 36,000 bib numbers for the 2026 Valencia Marathon<\/strong> edition have already sold out, confirming the event\u2019s strong international appeal.<\/p>\n

As the marathon approaches, the journey has already begun in a runner\u2019s mind. There is the adrenaline, the final doubts about race pace, the constant checking of the weather forecast and that feeling of wanting to be there already, standing on the start line.<\/p>\n

That is why, on an international sports trip, the flight matters too. Stopovers, inconvenient schedules or groups travelling on different flights can add unnecessary pressure when every ounce of energy should be focused on the race.<\/p>\n

For the Valencia Marathon 2026<\/strong>, Flyness is organising two charter flights for runners and their companions, one departing from Milan Malpensa and the other from Bergamo. The project shows how air transport can be built around a sporting event’s timing, well before the race itself begins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

When can a charter flight work for a marathon group?<\/h2><\/div>
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A charter flight can be an effective option when a large group of runners need to reach the same destination on the same dates, and the journey must fit around the race programme.<\/p>\n

At an international marathon, everything happens within a relatively short time: arrival in the city, hotel check-in, race number collection, pre-race activities, the competition itself and the return journey. For a travel agency or tour operator, splitting participants across several flights often means multiplying transfers and coordination points.<\/p>\n

A charter flight, by contrast, allows the operation to be built around the event. It also doesn\u2019t<\/p>\n

necessarily require one agency to purchase all the available seats. Several operators can share the aircraft capacity<\/strong>: one agency might reserve 20 seats, another 30, and so on until the flight is filled.<\/p>\n

This means each agency can rely on the seat allocation agreed during the planning stage without having to take on the aircraft\u2019s entire capacity.<\/p>\n

A charter can be particularly useful when:<\/p>\n