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- A video has gone viral on TikTok showing one of the ‘scariest flights in aviation’ which flies over water for 14 hours
- The route goes from Santiago, Chile to Sydney, Australia and is flown multiple times every day by Qantas
- It’s not actually that bad, but the thought of the flight is quite daunting as you’re thousands of miles away from land
The clip has had more than 7.3 million views and left some feeling a little uneasy.
‘Scariest flight in aviation’
The clip was posted by a TikTok account called Flight Everyday which uses a flight simulator to show different routes across the world.
“One of the scariest flights in aviation. 14 hours of flight over the ocean, passing close to Antarctica,” the description says.
The viral video shows a Boeing 787 flying straight down over South America before making a left and flying across the Pacific Ocean.
It takes 14 hours and 20 minutes and flies close to Antarctica. However, it’s surprisingly not the longest direct flight in the world.
New York to Singapore takes the top spot at a whopping 18 hours and 40 minutes, which is flown by Singapore Airlines.
“This is one of the most facinating routes in aviaton,” the video adds. “Would you have the courage?”
Thousands of miles from land
TikTok users think the flight is a little scary as there are no major airports nearby to land in case of an emergency.
One person wrote: “In the case of an emergency there’s no place for a jet to land.”
“What happens if they got an engine failure or declare a mayday? They are too far from land and no airport nearby,” said another.
A third person agreed: “The scary part is that in case of emergency your nearest airport is nowhere.”
“The lack of opportunities for an emergency landing is scary,” someone else said.
Emergency landing is possible
However, while there are no major cities or airports nearby, but there are many opportunities for an aircraft to land in an emergency.
There are a number of remote islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean which can be used during engine failure.
Plus, planes can land on water too. This is called ditching, which is a controlled emergency landing on water in an aircraft not designed for the purpose.
In December 2022, a plane load of passengers going from Los Angeles to Sydney landed on an island called American Samoa.
The US territory has a population of around 50,000 and the plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to an engine issue.
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