Smart rolls with the punches for Usyk fans!

As one of the leading providers of global aircraft charters to the sports industry, we fly the biggest names and teams, as well as supporter groups from all over the world, to unmissable sporting fixtures on a weekly basis. Whilst we arrange a lot of larger aircraft charters for sports teams, we also fly VIPs to attend these events.

Last weekend was particularly exciting for Smart as our charter team arranged two flights so some loyal fans could watch Oleksandr Usyk defend his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois.

On Saturday, 26th August, Usyk was victorious over Dubois following a knockdown in the ninth round at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland. Smart organised two return flights from London to Poland on Thursday, 24th August and returning the day after the fight on Sunday, 27th August.

Aircraft Charter Broker Kacper said: “As a big boxing fan, these were very exciting charters to work on. I found the most cost-effective solution for both bookings and presented options to the client, which had varying flight times. The first booking was for six passengers, so I worked with one of our key partners Time Air and sourced a Nextant 400XTi, which is one of the industry leaders in performance, comfort and innovation. For the second booking, I chartered a Pilatus PC-12, a single turboprop plane, with another of our loyal suppliers, Flydedicated. Good value and luxurious for the five passengers, the PC-12 is a modern single-engine turboprop and one of the most desired private jets on the market. We love using this aircraft as it always offers a smooth ride, as it is still pressurised so it is able to fly above the weather. Always in high demand, the PC-12 is respected as the safest turboprop plane in the world ”.

Smart Aviation was founded in 2005 by Managing Director Mark Hawkins, an established sports charter specialist with over 30 years’ experience in senior operational roles within the travel and aviation industry, including managing sports charters at Excel Airways. Over the last 18 years, Mark has led Smart Aviation to become the leaders in global sports chartering. Mark is still very active in sports chartering, frequently providing air travel for global sports teams to key sporting fixtures including Champions League and Premier League football matches, as well as to ice-hockey, boxing, basketball, golf, motorsport and cricket tournaments.