Cathay plans world's longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Cathay plans world’s longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Tuesday, 29 Mar 2022 11:48 PM MYT
HONG KONG, March 29 — Cathay Pacific is planning the world’s longest passenger flight by rerouting its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific, the airline said Tuesday, in a new path that steers clear of Russia.
The flight path will cover “just under 9,000 nautical miles” — or 16,668 kilometres—in 16 to 17 hours, Cathay said in a statement to AFP.
It will surpass a Singapore Airlines flight travelling from the South-east Asian city-state to New York, which flies a shorter distance in a longer time — about 15,343 kilometres (9,534 miles) in 18 hours.
Cathay declined to be drawn on the reasons for its flight path giving a wide berth to Russia’s airspace, which it has previously flown through, according to Bloomberg.
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