COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on airlines, but it’s also forcing them to make rare and unusual journeys, like this history-making flight to Brisbane. coronavirus
The marathon Paris-Brisbane direct flight, which landed on Wednesday night, was the second leg of a mission to Paris via Auckland and Hong Kong to repatriate French citizens in New Zealand.
Virgin Australia explained to news.com.au planning the massive flight wasn’t as simple as finding the quickest route between Paris and Brisbane. As it selected those airports the airline had to consider things like runway length, the standard of aviation fire and rescue provisions, air traffic control and the availability of ground crew and equipment should it need to land.“We also have to look at the level of weather forecasts that are available for the airport and the availability and accuracy of the airports’ arrival and landing procedures,” Virgin Australia told news.com.au.
Operating crew were consulted to make sure they were comfortable flying through airspace Virgin Australia doesn’t typically operate in.The crew enjoyed sunrise over Indonesia on the journey to Brisbane. Picture: Virgin AustraliaWind data was also considered, so the airline could assess the planned performance of the aircraft and the most efficient flight levels.Last month, an Air Tahiti Nuiafter clocking 15,715km from Papeete in French Polynesia to Paris.
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