Cathay Pacific has charted a new route for the world’s longest passenger flight as part of its plans to reroute the nonstop New York – Hong Kong flight to avoid Russian airspace, Bloomberg noted, citing an internal statement.
This new route will continue for 16,618 kilometers, vastly surpassing Singapore Airlines’ currently world’s longest haul New York JFK to Singapore flight, according to Bloomberg’s analysis. The flight will take 17 hours.
Cathay Pacific’s rerouted flight will depart from John F. Kennedy International Airport instead of crossing the North Pole and central Russia, crossing the Atlantic, United Kingdom and Southern Europe, via Central Asia to Hong Kong. will reach.
Cathay Pacific spokesperson said that the flight will be operated by Airbus A350-1000 and stated that they are constantly searching routes for emergencies: “We always conduct emergency routes for possible events or scenarios in the aviation world. We compare flight routes daily and it “We will plan and fly the most efficient route the next day. The transatlantic option relies on facilitating strong seasonal tailwinds at this time of year so that the flight time is between 16 and 17 hours, making it more favorable than the transpacific route.”
After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Western countries imposed a series of sanctions on Russia. The European Union has closed its airspace to “any aircraft owned, leased or otherwise controlled by a Russian legal or natural person”, prompting Russia to respond in the same way.
Therefore, airlines have to reorganize some of their flight routes…
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