Turkish Airlines brings the Manchester United team to North America with a specially-adorned Boeing 777

July 17, 2010 — Manchester United, Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) brought the Manchester United team to the U.S. for a tour of North America. The program started with training with Chicago Fire on July 14 in Chicago. Manchester United versus Celtic FC match will take place in Toronto on July 16, then the team will play with Philadelphia Union in Philadelphia on July 21. The program will continue in Kansas City as the team will play with the Kansas City Wizards on Sunday July 25 in Kansas City. The tour will continue in Houston with a match with the MLS All Stars on Wednesday July 28. Manchester United will then play with Chivas on Friday July 30 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The team will depart for Manchester on July 30 with Turkish Airlines.

Turkish Airlines is the official sponsor of Manchester United for three and a half years. The Boeing 777 aircraft which carries The Manchester United team has been painted with their colors and the statement indicating “Turkish Airlines; official sponsor of Manchester United”.

Photos of this Boeing 777 are welcome.

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