Man films world’s shortest passenger flight – travelling 1.7 miles

A journey vlogger has shared what it’s wish to embark on the world’s shortest passenger flight – lasting one minute and 14 seconds.

Noel Philips shot the video flying between the islands of Papa Westray and Westray, within the Scottish archipelago of Orkney – a journey that’s simply 1.7 miles in complete.

This explicit service can carry as much as eight passengers and operates twice a day with Loganair.

The 41-year-old explains the aircraft is so small that you could’t take any hand baggage on with you. As an alternative, every thing has to enter the boot while you board. 

Noel, from Mansfield, Derbyshire, additionally stresses that these quick routes are standard with vacationers and aviation fanatics.

He says: ‘I really like flying on little flights like this and travelling round a few of the world’s most distant communities.

‘Scotland has so many of those tiny flights connecting the distant communities within the islands, and residing within the UK it’s really easy to journey to.

‘The planes that serve these islands are fairly small, they’re like getting onboard a minibus!

‘On my flights have been a number of individuals who have been staying on the islands and simply wished to expertise the world’s shortest flight.

‘Nevertheless it’s additionally relied upon for locals to have the ability to join with Kirkwall and have the ability to go away or return to the islands.’

Some critics say the flight’s distance makes it environmentally questionable – however the different is a 20-minute boat trip by uneven waters.

There was speak from the native council for a bridge be constructed, to attach Papa Westray and Westray – however nothing has been authorised to this point.