Ronaldo's team Al-Nassr flew with Maldives' beOnd to India

Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr FC, captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, flew with Maldives' beOnd airline to India last night in order to play in an AFC Champions League game.

They will be playing off against Group D contenders FC Goa at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao tomorrow evening.

Seven of the nine crew members on the flight were Maldivians, with them being the pilot, co-pilot, Head of Engineering and four other crew members.

Cristiano Ronaldo himself will not be playing in this match. The 40-year old has the option of choosing whether he wants to play in certain matches outside of Saudi Arabia.

However, world-class players from the team flew with beOnd to India, such as Sadio Mané (Senegal), Marcelo Brozović (Croatia), Kingsley Coman (France), Iñigo Martínez (Spain) and João Félix (Portugal).

Maldives SIMDI Group and UAE's Arabesque (as a shareholder) run beOnd as a joint venture, and is the world's first premium leisure airline. All seats are of business class quality, with the airline schedule covering Maldives, Dubai, Zurich, Riyadh, Milan and Munich. They charter flights outside of those destinations as well.

Inter Milan flew with beOnd for their friendly match against Atlético Madrid in Libya during the international break. Inter travelled with beOnd for their flight from Tripoli to Milan after the match.