of theirjourney to stamford bridge, having flown to london for the fixture 2a hours earlier, and they re far from alone. the bbc has uncovered evidence that in just two months, there were 81 domestic flights by premier league clubs acrossjust100 matches, including cup competitions, and that the shortest flight was just 27 minutes. one top manager admits it s an issue the game must now tackle. i think it s something that we have to do better with, is my personal opinion. that s not to say it s straightforward, because there s factors, but i think it s an area we can improve. but it s notjust the planes that take teams to fixtures. a positioning flight, as it s known, arriving at liverpool airport last week to pick up everton forjust a 35 minute journey south for that game against chelsea one of 37 such flights, often largely empty, that we found evidence of in the two month window.