World’s longest non-stop flight announced: Dubai to Panama
The Dubai-based airline has declared it will start working the world’s longest frequently booked direct flight.
Daily service between Dubai and Panama City will start on February 1, 2016.
As indicated by the carrier, the flight will take an agonizing 17 hours and 35 minutes in the westward direction.
The flight will beat the current longest direct flight – Qantas Airways administration in between Sydney and Dallas takes only under 17 hours – by 17 kilometers, as indicated by CNN, which utilizes the Great Circle Mapper site to compute a distance of 13,821 kilometers (8,590 miles).
Emirates will operate the flight with a Boeing 777-200LR carrier and convey 256 travelers.
The aircraft can convey up to 15 tons of cargo and additionally travellers will transport key imports to Panama, including pharmaceuticals, machine items and gadgets.
“New ways to the nation will open with an immediate association with the Middle East – an in number and flourishing area with awesome cooperative energies to both Panama and Latin America,” said Panama Vice President Isabel Saint Malo de Alvarado, as a major aspect of the Emirates explanation.
“Panama City will be our first destination portal in Central America, giving a helpful choice to our travelers going from or through our worldwide center in Dubai and forward to destinations all through Central America, the Caribbean and the northern piece of South America,” as indicated by the aircraft proclamation.
Emirates flight EK251 will leave Dubai at 8:05 a.m. furthermore, touch base in Panama City at 4:40 p.m. day by day.
The arrival flight, EK252, will leave Panama City at 10:10 p.m., landing in Dubai at 11:55 p.m. the following day.
