The Shortest 57-Second Passenger Flight in the World

At any given moment, there are about 10,000 planes in the air carrying over a million passengers around the world. Most of those people are up there to travel bigger distances in a shorter time because that’s what planes are for, right? So why would anyone take the world's shortest commercial flight with a mere 1.7-mile-long route? Actually, it's how you can get from the island of Westray to the island of Papa Westray the fastest. Your time onboard will be just as shockingly short at 57 seconds! Well, that’s the record time planes reach when the wind is favorable. If not, you might have to endure a whole 2 minutes if you include taxiing time. Other videos you might like: The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Has Been Solved • The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Has Been... How Deep Can You Possibly Dig? • How Deep Can You Possibly Dig? 10 Flight Attendant Secrets You Don’t Know About • 10 Flight Attendant Secrets You Don’t... #shortflight #fastflight #longestflight TIMESTAMPS: Don't expect much for 50 bucks 0:28 Surprise after the trip 2:42 Why this route is incredibly popular 3:04 The longest non-stop flight in the world 4:04 The most fun airline 4:46 The airline for fans of Hello Kitty 5:31 In-flight spa service 6:18 Looking for a bit of extreme? Try blind booking 6:54 Economy Skycouch (aka "cuddle class”) 7:28 Choose your flight neighbor 8:14 Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: / brightside Instagram: / brightgram 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC Photos: https://www.depositphotos.com East News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices