Each year, Smart Aviation, the leaders in global sports charters, plays an integral role in the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship and 2025 will be no different. The team has already chartered over 30 aircraft for flights to transport 7,000 rugby fans to watch their teams battle it out in the tournament.
The Smart team has a number of charter flights in almost every round of the tournament including flying Scottish fans to Paris, Irish fans to Rome, English fans to Paris and French fans to Dublin. A Smart representative will be at each departure and return airport to ensure all the flights go smoothly.
Smart Aviation has sourced the aircraft for these flights from our longstanding airline partners and the team is working closely with a number of specialist sports tour operators, taking the strain and handling all the operational aspects of the flights on behalf of our clients.
Clive Head, Smart’s senior sports charter broker, said: “We always start the new year knowing that the mighty Six Nations tournament is just on the horizon. The excitement of being involved never fades; it’s always such a thrill being involved in this tournament. There’s so many moving parts, size of fan groups, host cities and departure cities, that it’s always different each year.”
About Smart:
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 20 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.
