FIFA President Gianni Infantino's Jet Logged Enough Miles to Circle the Equator
The FIFA president’s itinerary could cost more than $350,000 in jet fuel and produce over 700 tons of carbon dioxide, Bloomberg calculated.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino has traveled approximately 57,700 miles across Canada, Mexico, and the United States during the 2026 World Cup on a luxury Gulfstream G650ER operated by Qatar Airways.
- This year's tournament features an unprecedented 104 matches after FIFA expanded the competition to include 48 teams, necessitating Infantino's frequent travel across venues throughout the host countries.
- FlyUSA CEO Barry Shevlin estimates Infantino's itinerary could cost more than $350,000 in jet fuel alone and produce over 700 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of 40 average Americans.
- Declan Abernethy, a Georgia Institute of Technology lecturer, suggests the travel helps Infantino meet constituents as he seeks a fourth term, stating, "The way that this system works is by relationships."
- His travels have drawn scrutiny, including fan boos and controversy over a rescinded ban for Folarin Balogun following a call from President Donald Trump; Infantino told Blue Sport that FIFA may expand future tournaments to 64 teams.
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Gianni Infantino's private jet was running at full throttle during this World Cup. The FIFA president spent no less than 142 hours in the air, covering more than 100,000 kilometers. In doing so, he is single-handedly contributing to one of the most polluting tournaments in sports history.
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Apparently, no rules apply to him. Fifa had declared for the World Cup that it wanted to promote climate protection. But Gianni Infantino probably doesn't want to.
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