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China Eastern Airlines Will Launch Longest Direct Flight In The World Clocking In At A Bum Numbing 29 Hours
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/longest-flight-world-spanning-29-35891571
In aviation speak, a direct flight means that a plane might need to make a stopover in a third country, but the plane and flight number remain the same. Passengers might be allowed to stretch their legs in the terminal, but their luggage remains on board, and they aren’t required to clear immigration checks in their layover destination.
In contrast, a non-stop flight flies, as the name suggests, non-stop to its final destination without any stopovers. These flights are, of course, limited by the range of the aircraft operating the flight.
At present, the longest non-stop flight in the world is operated by Singapore Airlines between Singapore and New York JFK. At 9,537 nautical miles and a flight time of nearly 19 hours, Singapore Airlines uses specially configured ultra-long range Airbus A350 aircraft for this flight that only have Business and Premium Economy seats.
China Eastern Airlines will smash the record for the world’s longest direct flight with plans to launch a new service between Shanghai and Buenos Aires in December, covering more than 10,600 nautical miles and clocking in at a bum-numbing 29 hours for the return flight. Although the flight will make a stopover in Auckland on this mammoth journey, passengers traveling between Shanghai and Buenos Aires are expected to remain on board the aircraft for the entire time.
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