Boston College’s athletics program plans to start offering its wealthy football fans a quick way to shuttle to away games — via chartered jets. The business, dubbed Eagle Destinations, will be run by Fenway Sports Group, the sports marketing firm of Red Sox principal owner John Henry, which already runs a lucrative Red Sox travel business. That business, Red Sox Destinations, has taken more than 2,500 Sox fans on jaunts across the country. Now, Fenway Sports plans to apply the same business model to Boston College football: It will charter a 200-seat Boeing 757 jet to fly Eagles fans from Hanscom Field to games at Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Clemson this season. Along the way, they’ll be given team paraphernalia, be treated to private tailgating and sit in premium seats at opponents’ stadiums. Executives said they expect to break even this year and make money in the future.
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