Longest flight EVER 22 Hours

OUTTA SIGHT FLIGHT LASTS 22+ HRS.


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November 11, 2005 -- LONDON — A Boeing jet arrived in London from Hong Kong yesterday, breaking the record for the longest nonstop flight by a commercial airplane.
The 777-200LR Worldliner touched down shortly after 1 p.m. local time at Heathrow Airport after a journey of more than 13,422 miles. The previous record was set with a 10,500-mile flight from London to Sydney in 1989.

The Hong Kong jet spent 22 hours and 43 minutes in the air. AP