People always like to travel long distances by airplane. Because it will take us to our destination in a short time. Sometimes people have to take a flight of several hours to cross the distance between the two continents. This is a problem for long-haul flights, but air travel is available even for journeys of just a minute and a half. This is considered the shortest commercial flight in the world.
The world’s shortest flight operates between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papawestray. The duration of these flights is only one and a half minutes. These flights are operated by Loganair. Sometimes a short flight between Westray and Papa Westray can last as little as a minute. The flight distance of these flights is approximately 2.7 kilometers. The flight is as long as Edinburgh Airport’s runway.
A flight carries only 10 passengers
Britten-Norman Airlines used a BN2B-26 Islander aircraft for this flight. It can seat 10 passengers. Due to the flight’s smaller size, people sitting in the front can also watch the pilot fly the plane, which Papa Westray, home to just 70 residents, relies on for its vital link with the mainland.
At this time, even instant noodles are not ready.
The flight time was so short that even instant noodles could not be prepared in such a short time. The fastest flight record on this route is 53 seconds. This means that in less than a minute, people traveling to the two islands have completed their journey. The pilot of the flight was Stuart Linklater.
This route began air travel in 1967
Air travel between the two islands began in 1967, breaking the record for the shortest scheduled flight in the world. The journey operates in both directions every day except Saturday. Pilot Stuart Linklater has reportedly flown the route more than 12,000 times, more than any other pilot.
