The aircraft cabin is no bigger than a van and can accommodate up to 9 people – the pilot and 8 passengers.
It lasts from one and a half to 2 minutes. According to the list of Guinness recordis shortest flight in the worldwith its planes Scottish company Loganair to cover a distance of only 2.7 kilometers. In fact, when the wind is favorable and the weight of the luggage is light, the journey takes only 53 seconds.
The trip, which takes place two to three times a day, connects Westry, an island at the tip of the Orkney Islands, just north of the Scottish coast, with the even smaller and more remote islet of Pope Westry ( Papa Westray). It is the lifeline for the 80 inhabitants of the island, but also for the tourists who in the summer seek to live the experience of the route and the beauties that the island hides.
The cabin of the aircraft does not exceed the size of a van and can accommodate up to 9 people – the pilot and 8 passengers. The noise of the flight unbearable. It is worth noting that if you sit in the first row of the 4 rows available, you can watch the pilot while he is working.
Actually this particular air route starts from Mainland, the largest island of Orkney. A journey of about 15 minutes to the Vestry and then on to the Pope Vestry on flight LM711 which gave her the world record.
The reason these flights exist is that while the distances between many islands of the Orkney archipelago are so short, the inhabitants are few and as a result there is no financial incentive to build bridges. So the movements are done either by ships or by air.
Landing at Pope Vestry Airport is on one of three runways – gravel or grass and wildflowers – depending on wind direction. Two brothers are the security guards of the airport, while it also has a fire truck according to CNN.
The ticket price is $20 and the return trip makes the world’s shortest flight seem even shorter.
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