Boeing 777 Qatar: in December, aircraft will fly between Doha and Auckland, distant 14,500 km
The dispute between the Middle East airlines gained another chapter this week. Qatar Airways has confirmed the launch of flight between Doha (the capital) and Auckland, New Zealand from December 3. It would be commonplace not that was the longest flight to be operated by an airline - no less than 14,539 kilometers away. The announcement was made by CEO Akbar Al Baker, the opening of the ITB Berlin, the largest fair in the world of tourism.
It exceeds, thus precisely the Emirates flight operating between Dubai and Auckland, whose distance is 14,326 km, 213 km less, enough to go from Sao Paulo to Botucatu, in the state. For "bad luck" of the Emirates, Dubai is a little closer to the New Zealand city.
Emirates began direct service between the two cities on March 1.The plane's debut was the A380 giant, Airbus, but the route is operated by Boeing 777-200LR, long-range version birreator with 266 seats.
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The glory of having the longest flight in the world, however, is a restricted option to those who need to gain about 3 to 4 hours on the journey (time difference that a traveler takes to make scale in the middle of the route). The problem is that traveling nonstop for over 14,000 kilometers monk requires patience: will be about 18 hours and 30 minutes aboard a Boeing 777, one of the aircraft with longer range currently in operation.
To get an idea of the scale of this flight, just remember that if Qatar operated Rio de Janeiro-Auckland non-stop, would be "only" 12,200 km, ie kerosene would be left in tanks for over 2300 km away.
