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World's shortest commercial flight (47 seconds) flies its one millionth passenger (Video)

7년 전 제출됨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pizP-00lVLM The world’s shortest flight, a tiny hop between two remote British islands, celebrated Monday taking its millionth passenger on the route. The 2.7km (1.7-mile) flight between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney islands, off mainland Scotland’s northeast coast, holds the Guinness World Record as the shortest scheduled service.The flight, in an eight-seater Britten Norman Islander aircraft, officially takes two minutes but with favourable winds it can… (www.theguardian.com) 기타...

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joel wiley 7년 전 8

It occurred to me that the route is somewhat shorter than the takeoff distance of an A380.
I doubt Emirates will be entering this market 8-)

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THRUSTT 7년 전 6

They code share

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Andy Cruickshank 7년 전 3

It's a connector. The A380 flies out of Kirkwall! (JK)

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dee9bee 7년 전 7

I'm guessing the inflight movie is rather short! Neat video.

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bdarnell 7년 전 1

Probably no beverage service, either.

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William Medlin 7년 전 4

I suppose the pilots log about 25 hours per year with 730 landings.

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John Yount 7년 전 4

Probably don't have to be placed in a holding pattern very often.

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THRUSTT 7년 전 3

Occasionally, if there are two airplanes on the ramp, there's flow control...

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zennermd 7년 전 3

That would easily double or triple your travel time.

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bentwing60 7년 전 1

If they had a new generation US ATC specialist it would be delayed.

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Bob Harrington 7년 전 3

"We hope you enjoyed your inflight peanut. And, err, umm - we still managed to lose your luggage..."

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garritt 7년 전 3

they could just install a catapult 77 a net on both ends...WEEEEeeeee!

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Andy Cruickshank 7년 전 3

Lots of interesting flights in Orkney and particularly Shetland. I have done most of the Shetland routes but will add this to my bucket list pronto!

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scott8733 7년 전 3

I hope the crew isn't paid from takeoff to touchdown

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Iain Maciver 7년 전 2

I can see everyone having fun with this one, so...
do you have to be at the airport 90min before flight time? and security takes ?

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Andy Cruickshank 7년 전 2

You really should go try this one or one of several others in Orkney or Shetland. The "Terminal building may be a bench under a roof overhang (Foula in Shetland) or an exotic room (about 3m square) like on Fair Isle. It is a wonderful experience and unlike most other flying.

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roman sawycky 7년 전 2

Not to be too picky, it should be noted the video was not taken from a Britten Norman Islander.

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roman sawycky 7년 전 1

I actually saw the shadow after a replay to confirm my belief. The engine noise is what I heard first.

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Andy Cruickshank 7년 전 1

I do not know, but how can you tell?

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Paul-André Lemieux 7년 전 2

Shadow at 1:30 shows a single prop plane.

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Andy Cruickshank 7년 전 2

Thanks!

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Bill Fambrough 7년 전 2

It would take a long time to build up frequent flyer miles of any appreciable amount.

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bentwing60 7년 전 2

Now that's an airline I'd come out of retirement for, I like props. And the rest of the fleet. http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/aircraft

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TWA55 7년 전 1

I hope the pilot did not fly all those pax flights

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Scott Campbell 7년 전 1

board & unload are 400 percent more than the flight time

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vonerot8 7년 전 1

Ha, the flight time is enough to climb to 500ft and simulate a forced landing onto the island's airstrip every time!

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vonerot8 7년 전 2

and on the radio, you can say, "I'll be there in a minute"!

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joel wiley 7년 전 2

If something happened to the flight, overdue would be quickly noticed and SAR wouldn't take long.

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Marian Wierzba 7년 전 1

It looks like people over there haven't heard of boats.

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Andy Cruickshank 7년 전 2

The weather is unpredictable and it is easy to get caught in a storm in a small boat. Papa Westray has a population of about 30 people including kids. Not sure if there is a ferry or if the kids go to school on the island. The history of Orkney is Viking. They knew about boats I believe.

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