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World Cup Jet Jam: 114 Private Jets Scrambled Out of San Jose
USA 2–0 BIH at the Round of 32 — and then the real scramble began: takeoff slots at San Jose (SJC). 114 business jet departures on match day versus ~60 on a normal June day, against a 23:30 night curfew and a $2,500 fine. The data story of a World Cup jet jam.
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World Cup, Round of 32, full time: USA 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Getting out? Even harder than getting a ticket. The real scramble was takeoff slots. San Jose — SJC — that night: a traffic jam of private jets. And the clock was ticking: night curfew at 23:30. Miss it, and you're grounded till dawn with a $2,500 fine. The data: SJC logged 114 business jet departures on match day, versus roughly 60 a day across June — nearly double. The hardest ticket at this World Cup? The sky. The prepared reserve their runway. VOLO arranges match-day slots and charter at every host city — www.flyvolo.ai.
