Beiruting News

An Emirates superjumbo touched down in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday March 2 2016. It made the longest commercial scheduled flight and spent 17 hours in the air from Dubai to its destination. Although it was expected to be the world's longest non-stop commercial flight by duration as well, the plane landed too early and the return flight to Dubai left around 22:20 local time (15:20 GMT), according to New Zealand media.New Zealand Transport Minister Simon Bridges said the non-stop service, which cuts three hours off current Dubai-Auckland travel times, improved New Zealand's connectivity to the rest of the world.
"Direct flights will encourage even more trade and tourism between our two countries, by offering more choice to passengers and freight customers," he said.