A British Airways Boeing landed last Sunday in London more than an hour ahead of schedule! The plane connected John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport in New York to Heathrow Airport in Great Britain. He completed the crossing in 4 hours and 56 minutes, according to the site specializing in the monitoring of air movements Flightradar.
There is nothing mysterious about this incredible performance. It was the winds generated by Storm Ciara that literally pushed the aircraft towards its destination. It flew at an average speed of over 1,100 km / h.
Flights eastward over the North Atlantic also benefit these days from a powerful jet stream which helps reduce flight time and fuel consumption. Below are the flights recorded Sunday at 06:00 UTC.
Also according to Flightradar, the previous record was held by a Boeing 787 at the Norwegian airline, with a 5:13 flight over the Atlantic achieved in 2018.
These data obviously do not take into account supersonic planes, such as the Concorde.
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