Qantas' longest ever route detoured over coastal Antarctica. Photo / Supplied, Flight Radar 24On Wednesday evening a Qantas Dreamliner from Buenos Aires landed in Darwin, completing the longest commercial route in the airline's 100-year history. The mammoth flight took almost 18 hours to complete and flew over the coast of Antarctica. Update from #QF14"It's cold -75CGreetings fm AntarticaOver the Walker RangesDef no polar bearsAll going wellCheers fm QF14Damien and Alex on deck"Follow the journey here: https://t.co/5LDJDScTLK pic.twitter.com/QdmRV212SC — Qantas (@Qantas) October 5, 2021Flying over the poles is nothing new. The longest commercial route in the world was Singapore Airlines' 15348km New York direct route, connecting via the shortest route over the North Pole.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 06, 2021 21:51 UTC