This airline is launching one of the longest flights in the world

It is now, for sure, one of the longest flights in the world. On Saturday 17 September, an Air New Zealand plane arrived at John F. CNN. This NZ2 trip was announced in March, and is part of the company’s plan that allowed it to re-launch after the Covid-19 pandemic when the country reopened its borders to tourists only on July 31. “Air New Zealand is proud to add one of the world’s greatest cities, the Big Apple (New York), to its list of 29 international destinations,” Air New Zealand’s CEO said in a statement.

NZ1, the little brother of the NZ2, made the return trip from New York to Auckland, this time in just over seventeen hours and thirty minutes. But these planes were not chosen at random, as Air New Zealand now wants to bring this part to the United States as a selling point. “In general, flight numbers 1 and 2 are used for the company’s main road,” says CEO Greg Foran. Because now, in addition to New York, Air New Zealand will serve five cities in the country such as Honolulu or San Francisco.

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The company is also convinced that this direct flight to the United States will allow New Zealand travelers to travel more easily to North American and European cities. For this first trip, everything was calculated to make it as enjoyable as possible with a meal made up of wine and local produce. according to New Zealand Herald, the CEO himself, was present on board serving meals, in either economy or premium class. Many political figures have also taken this plane with great fanfare. But not everything was as rosy as expected, as passengers discovered at the end of the flight that their luggage did not travel with them.

The company’s chief operating officer (COO) told CNN that the decision was made due to “bad weather conditions” and “additional fuel requirements.” But the baggage was then sent to New Zealand, and the company reassured talking about a “one-time problem”. However, while this trip is one of the longest in the world, it is not the longest. The record still belongs to Singapore Airlines, which connects the Asian city with New York and travels 15,343 kilometers in eighteen hours. Qantas is also working with a Melbourne-Dallas flight that will launch at the end of the year and plans to reach New York and London from Australia in the near future. In March, Cathay Pacific also announced its intention to operate the world’s longest flight (in kilometres) in order to overtake New York and Hong Kong for Russia.

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