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Volkswagen returns to Wolfsburg from Barcelona after SEAT board meetings

The Dassault Falcon 8X lands at Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport the same week SEAT holds its annual general meeting in Martorell.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Volkswagen

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Volkswagen's Dassault Falcon 8X (D-AGBA) flight path — LEBL — Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas to EDVE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
Flight path · LEBL — Barcelona–El Prat Josep TarradellasEDVE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg · 1h 57m airborne
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Departure
LEBL — Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas
Arrival
EDVE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
Airborne
1h 57m
Distance
672 nm
CO₂
5.3t

Volkswagen flew from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport on June 3, 2026, a 1-hour-57-minute hop in the Dassault Falcon 8X tail D-AGBA. The flight arrived at the company's private airfield just before 9:30 p.m. local time, returning from a destination that hosts multiple Volkswagen Group subsidiaries.

The same week, SEAT S.A.—a wholly-owned Volkswagen Group subsidiary—held its annual general meeting in Martorell, near Barcelona, on June 2, 2026, per a company filing. Volkswagen executives frequently attend these meetings to coordinate strategy across the group's brands. The Falcon 8X had also flown to Barcelona the previous day, consistent with a pattern of shuttling managers between Wolfsburg and the Spanish production hub.

Volkswagen AirService operates the Falcon 8X as part of its eight-aircraft fleet, which primarily moves employees among the group's 118 global locations. The return to Wolfsburg, home to Volkswagen's headquarters, suggests the trip concluded a short business cycle at SEAT rather than a leisure visit. No public events at Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport or nearby venues were recorded for the evening of June 3.

Aboard the Dassault Falcon 8X

Dassault Falcon 8X exterior — Volkswagen's private jet (D-AGBA)
Dassault Falcon 8X cabin floor plan — Volkswagen's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Dassault Falcon 8X

The aircraft

Type
Dassault Falcon 8X
Tail
D-AGBA
Max alt
41,025 ft
Max speed
453 kt

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