Fifa President Gianni Infantino Plans to Attend Two World Cup Matches Daily Using Private Jet
Fifa President Gianni Infantino reportedly plans to attend two World Cup games each day where feasible throughout the remainder of the tournament. This extensive travel itinerary will involve significant distances across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, necessitating the use of a private jet. Qatar Airways provides the private jet as a value-in-kind element of its sponsorship agreement with Fifa.
Fifa President Gianni Infantino intends to attend two World Cup matches daily, where possible, for the duration of the tournament. This schedule involves navigating substantial distances across the host nations of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
To facilitate this demanding travel itinerary, Infantino has access to a private jet. This aircraft is provided by Qatar Airways as part of a value-in-kind arrangement within its sponsorship deal with Fifa, the world governing body for football.
The tournament itself is projected to generate approximately 9 million tons of carbon dioxide. Infantino's travel plans come within this broader context of the event's environmental impact.
(Source: Guardian Football)
