Sports teams that travel via air charter versus airline flights can have up to a 60 percent more chance of winning their game, according to Europe-based business aircraft charter and management company KlasJet.

It cited the EuroLeague basketball team from Lithuania, Zalgiris Kaunas, which signed up with the company for charter flights in 2017 after previously using the airlines for team travel. In the 2017 to 2018 season, Zalgiris won 18 away games, compared with just seven away games in the 2015 to 2016 season. “Taking into account how hard the team trains and how tall basketball players are, comfort and extra time to strategize is a must,” said Zalgiris head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius. “I believe that every detail in basketball counts and that flying with a private jet helps us to perform better.”

“Chartered flights are extremely convenient for sports teams because they can take them directly to their destination without any additional headache from transfers or waiting in lines at the check-ins,” said KlasJet CEO Rita Domkute. “The athletes don’t have to worry about flight delays; private jet timetables meet the customer’s request precisely. Overtime is usual in sports and regular airlines do not have the flexibility to delay flights when that happens.”