Wired: The (new) longest scheduled commercial flight
Aug 13, 2015, 12:41 pm
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Wired: The (new) longest scheduled commercial flight
It's Emirates' new Dubai-Panama City service. Clocking in at 8,588 miles (13,821 km), it beats Qantas's Dallas-Sydney flight by 11 miles.
More information on wired.com here.
More information on wired.com here.
Aug 13, 2015, 4:22 pm
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Aug 14, 2015, 6:07 am
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Emirates has 26 new aircraft planning to enter service this year. They have to fly them somewhere. PTY is an odd choice since Emirates isn't part of Star Alliance, and I don't believe it has code share with COPA. I can't imagine a lot of O&D traffic, and the last thing I'd want to do after a 17 hour flight is to connect on to another one. Don't be surprise if you see DXB-SLC or DXB-LAS (via Macau) coming soon.
Aug 14, 2015, 9:57 am
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It is in fact 10 miles further than SYD <> DFW which is the current longest route (served by QANTAS)
Sounds a odd route to me give the costs of the fuel (you end up having to carry a lot of fuel just because of the weight of the fuel). But as they are not goverent subsidized I am sure there must be untapped demand.
Sounds a odd route to me give the costs of the fuel (you end up having to carry a lot of fuel just because of the weight of the fuel). But as they are not goverent subsidized I am sure there must be untapped demand.
Aug 15, 2015, 12:13 am
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It is in fact 10 miles further than SYD <> DFW which is the current longest route (served by QANTAS)
Sounds a odd route to me give the costs of the fuel (you end up having to carry a lot of fuel just because of the weight of the fuel). But as they are not goverent subsidized I am sure there must be untapped demand.
Sounds a odd route to me give the costs of the fuel (you end up having to carry a lot of fuel just because of the weight of the fuel). But as they are not goverent subsidized I am sure there must be untapped demand.
Aug 15, 2015, 7:25 am
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10 aircraft retiring as well. The link with COPA is coming and PTY avoids the nonsense of going through North America en route to many destinations.
Aug 15, 2015, 12:27 pm
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They expect to carry a good deal of cargo, much of it high-value items. I suspect that any passengers who wander into the upper half of the aircraft are extra profit margin.
Aug 16, 2015, 3:02 am
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The point is to offer connections in Latin America and northern South America, whilst avoiding subjecting your passengers to US immigration. COPA is running a tight ship and has a nice little network, onto which EK passengers can connect. This, then, offers the most convenient 2-stop service to all of the ME, Subcontinent and Africa from the Americas and vice-versa.