Maskapai Austria Layani Penerbangan Internasional Tersingkat di Dunia, 8 Menit Saja
Airline Announces the World`s Shortest International Flight, with the 13-mile Journey
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SEBUAH maskapai penerbangan Austria mengklaim melayani rute penerbangan internasional terpendek di dunia - dengan jarak tempuh hanya delapan menit.
Penerbangan singkat, yang disediakan maskapai People's Viennaline, mengangkut penumpang dari St Gallen di Swiss ke Friedrichshafen di Jerman.
Tarif penerbangan untuk perjalanan sejauh 20 km - yang akan beroperasi dua kali sehari mulai 2 November - akan memungut biaya hampir Rp700.000.
Maskapai mengusung tagline Come fly with me: Penerbangan singkat, dari People's Viennaline, mengangkut penumpang dari St Gallen di Swiss ke Friedrichshafen di Jerman.
Saat ini, penumpang yang bepergian antara kedua negara - dipisahkan oleh Danau Constance - harus menempuh jalan memutar sejauh 77km, yang memakan waktu sekitar satu jam perjalanan darat.
Ada juga layanan feri yang tersedia tetapi lebih lama waktu tempuhnya, mulai dari satu jam dan 20 menit.
Pesawat menyediakan 50 kursi penumpang dengan pesawat Embraer 145 yang digunakan untuk rute baru, yang akan menyediakan layanan 10 kali penerbangan dalam sepekan.
Ide di balik penerbangan tersebut untuk memanfaatkannya sebagai pesawat feeder dengan maskapai rute Friedrichshafen - Cologne, menurut CEO People's Viennaline, Daniel Steffen.
Namun, penumpang juga dapat turun di Friedrichshafen setelah delapan menit penerbangan dari St Gallen.
Sebelumnya, rute antara ibukota Austria Wina dan ibukota Slovakia di Bratislava adalah jadwal internasional terpendek.
Namun, layanan sepuluh menit penerbangan tidak lagi beroperasi.
Penerbangan domestik terpendek di dunia saat ini adalah dari
Westray ke Papa Westray di Kepulauan Orkey Skotlandia, yang dengan jarak tempuh hanya 47 detik, tergantung pada arah angin.
Kontrak bisnis untuk mendapatkan rute itu diselesaikan pada 2013, dengan kontrak yang diberikan kepada maskapai Skotlandia, Loganair, maskapai saat ini.
Sementara itu, rekor untuk penerbangan internasional terpanjang dilayani Emirates, selama 17 jam 20 menit dari Auckland, Selandia Baru ke Dubai di Uni Emirat Arab (UAE) seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Penerbangan Terpendek Dunia
Westray ke Papa Westray, Skotlandia, oleh Loganair, hanya 47 detik.
St Gallen, Swiss ke Friedrichshafen di Jerman, selama 8 menit
Wina ke Bratislava, dengan FlyNiki, selama 10 menit.
Billy Bishop Airport di Toronto ke Air Terjun Niagara, maskapai Greater Toronto Airways, 12 menit.
Kinshasa di Kongo ke Brazzaville, Kongo, maskapai Ethiopian Airlines, 20 menit.
Penerbangan Terjauh Dunia
Auckland, Selandia Baru ke Dubai, UEA, maskapai Emirates, waktu tempuh 17 jam dan 20 menit.
Dallas/Fort Worth ke Sydney, maskapai Qantas Airways, waktu tempuh 15 jam, 35 menit.
San Francisco ke Singapura, maskapai United Airlines selama 16 jam dan 20 menit.
Atlanta ke Johannesburg, maskapai Delta Air Lines, selama 16 jam dan 24 menit.
Abu Dhabi ke Los Angeles dengan Etihad Airways, selama 16 jam dan 20 menit.
AN AUSTRIAN airline is claiming to have launched the shortest international flight - taking just eight minutes.
The quick trip, being sold by People's Viennaline, takes passengers from St Gallen in Switzerland to Friedrichshafen in Germany.
Tickets for the 13-mile journey - which will operate twice daily from November 2 - will cost £34 (€40).
Come fly with me: The quick trip, being sold by People's Viennaline, takes passengers from St Gallen in Switzerland to Friedrichshafen in Germany
At present, people travelling between the two countries - partitioned by Lake Constance - can drive 77km (47 miles), which takes about an hour.
There is also a ferry service available but is longer again, with times starting from one hour and 20 minutes.
A 50-seat Embraer 145 aircraft will be used for the new route, which will run ten times a week.
The idea behind the flight is to use it as a feeder flight to connect with the airline's Friedrichshafen-Cologne route, according to People's Viennaline CEO, Daniel Steffen.
However, passengers can also disembark at Friedrichshafen after the eight-minute flight from St Gallen.
Previously, the route between the Austrian capital of Vienna and the Slovak capital of Bratislava was the shortest international schedule.
However, the ten-minute trip is no longer operational anymore.
The world's shortest domestic flight is currently the mile-long journey from Westray to Papa Westray in Scotland's Orkey Islands, which can take as little as 47 seconds, depending on wind direction.
A bidding war over the route was settled in 2013, with the contract being awarded to Scottish airline Loganair, its current operator.
Meanwhile, the record for the longest flight goes to Emirates', which runs a 17-hour 20-minute schlep from Auckland, New Zealand to Dubai, UAE.
World's Shortest Flight
Westray to Papa Westray, Scotland, Loganair, 47 seconds.
St Gallen, Switzerland to Friedrichshafen, Germany, 8 minutes.
Vienna to Bratislava, FlyNiki, 10 minutes.
Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport to Niagara Falls, Greater Toronto Airways, 12 minutes.
Kinshasa, Congo, to Brazzaville, Congo, Ethiopian Airlines, 20 minutes.
World's Longest Flights
Auckland, New Zealand to Dubai, UAE, Emirates, 17 hours, 20 minutes.
Dallas / Fort Worth to Sydney, Qantas Airways, 15 hours, 35 minutes.
San Francisco to Singapore, United Airlines, 16 hours, 20 minutes.
Atlanta to Johannesburg, Delta Air Lines, 16 hours, 24 minutes.
Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles on Etihad Airways, 16 hours, 20 minutes.
