Coronavirus travel restrictions lead to a new record for world's longest flight in distance

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Coronavirus travel restrictions lead to a new record for world's longest flight in distance
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The new coronavirus travel restrictions had an unexpected byproduct, leading to a new record — nearly 10,000 miles — for the world's longest flight in terms of distance traveled.

, Air Tahiti Nui, a small long-haul carrier based in the French Polynesia, is the newest titled holder thanks to a one-off nonstop flight from Papeete to Paris on Sunday. The flight stretched 9,775 miles.

"This flight was operated on an exceptional basis and within the constraints imposed by the American authorities in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic," the airline stated to CNN.Flight TN64 took off Sunday at 2:56 a.m. local time from Fa'a'ā International Airport in Tahiti and landed in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport at 5:48 a.m.

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