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Volkswagen flies to Barcelona the same week as the SEAT board meeting

A Dassault Falcon 8X lands in Barcelona for a scheduled board meeting at SEAT, a Volkswagen Group subsidiary.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Volkswagen

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Volkswagen's Dassault Falcon 8X (D-AGBA) flight path — EDVE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg to LEBL — Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat
Flight path · EDVE — Braunschweig-WolfsburgLEBL — Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat · 2h 12m airborne
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Departure
EDVE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
Arrival
LEBL — Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat
Airborne
2h 12m
Distance
747 nm
CO₂
6.0t

Volkswagen flew from Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport on June 2, 2026, a 2-hour 12-minute trip aboard the Dassault Falcon 8X tail D-AGBA. The flight arrived at 18:13 UTC, touching down in the early evening.

The same week, Volkswagen Group's Spanish subsidiary SEAT holds a board meeting at its Martorell headquarters near Barcelona, per the company's corporate calendar. The meeting covers quarterly performance and production updates for the Cupra and SEAT brands, which are key to the group's European strategy. Volkswagen's corporate airline frequently shuttles executives to the 118 global sites, and Barcelona is a recurring destination listed in the briefing.

This flight follows a pattern of Volkswagen AirService movements in recent days: on June 1, a Falcon 7X flew from Stuttgart to Zurich, and on May 31, a Pilatus PC-24 connected Braunschweig to Stuttgart. The group's fleet of eight aircraft, operating under the callsign 'Beetle,' supports the constant travel between headquarters and subsidiary plants, with Barcelona serving as a regular stop for SEAT-related business.

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
491 kt

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