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Old Oct 22, 2016, 8:02 pm
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AI has the world's longest flight for the next 2yrs? Until SQ's EWR-SIN recommences.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/55005821.cms
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Old Oct 22, 2016, 11:38 pm
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i like this part the best about the article:

The AI Delhi-SFO-Delhi flight now does a round trip of the world as it flies back to India over the Atlantic to get tailwinds on both the outbound and inbound flights.
there is something cool about having flown all over the world....
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Old Oct 23, 2016, 4:16 am
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EK now flys DXB-AKL 8824 miles great circle route
DEL- SFO 7706 miles great circle route
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=d...avy&MAP-STYLE=
Airlines do not always actually fly the great circle route.
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Old Oct 23, 2016, 1:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Mwenenzi
EK now flys DXB-AKL 8824 miles great circle route
DEL- SFO 7706 miles great circle route
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=d...avy&MAP-STYLE=
Airlines do not always actually fly the great circle route.
The article specifically states that DXB-AKL is ordinarily longer, but the point is the AI flight is now routing via the Pacific rather than Atlantic from DEL-SFO to take advantage of tailwinds, thus making it longer than DXB-AKL.
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Old Oct 23, 2016, 4:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Ldnn1
The article specifically states that DXB-AKL is ordinarily longer, but the point is the AI flight is now routing via the Pacific rather than Atlantic from DEL-SFO to take advantage of tailwinds, thus making it longer than DXB-AKL.
So it's true and official. Good on AI.
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 9:01 am
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Interestingly, the distance flown over the pacific (versus atlantic) is longer, although the flying time is shorter!
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 1:15 pm
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Will I earn miles based on GC map (shorter Atlantic route) or actual miles flown?
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 3:45 pm
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Originally Posted by vishalgupta22
Will I earn miles based on GC map (shorter Atlantic route) or actual miles flown?
Earning is always as per the great circle distance between the cities.
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