Dubai based carrier, Emirates airline commenced on Tuesday the 8,819 mile flight service between Dubai and Auckland with a scheduled duration of 17 hours and 15 minutes.
Below are the list of other carriers offering the worlds longest flights following Emirates:
- Sydney-Dallas, Qantas – 8,578 miles, 16 hours and 55 minutes
- Jeddah-Los Angeles, Saudia – 8,332 miles, 16 hours and 40 minutes
- Johannesburg-Atlanta, Delta Air Lines – 8,439 miles, 16 hours and 40 minutes
- Dubai-Los Angeles, Emirates – 8,339 miles, 16 hours and 35 minutes
- Abu Dhabi-Los Angeles, Etihad Airways – 8,390 miles, 16 hours and 30 minutes
- Doha-Los Angeles, Qatar Airways – 8,306 miles, 16 hours and 25 minutes
- Dallas-Hong Kong, American Airlines – 8,123 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
- Dubai-Houston, Emirates – 8,168 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
- Abu Dhabi-Dallas, Etihad Airways – 8,054 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
- Doha-Houston, Qatar Airways – 8,047 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
Emirates airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is wholly owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 3,300 flights per week from its hub at Dubai International Airport, to more than 148 cities in 78 countries across six continents. Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.
Emirates is the world’s third largest international carrier by scheduled passenger-kilometres flown, the seventh largest airline in the world in terms of revenue, and the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried. The airline is also the fourth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried
With its new route to Auckland, Emirates is hoping to attract European travellers, who would fly from destinations such as London or Paris and catch a connecting flight in Dubai.
