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Turkish Airlines charter flight becomes longest in company history at 13,800 kilometers
Turkish Airlines’ special charter flight carrying the Juventus squad from Perth, Australia, to Turin, Italy, covered 13,800 kilometers. The Boeing 777-300ER registered as TC-LJE flew the distance nonstop in approximately 16 hours and 27 minutes, setting the longest-flight record in Turkish Airlines’ history.
Turkish Airlines’ (THY) special charter operation for Italian Serie A club Juventus’ tour of Australia went down as the longest nonstop flight in the company’s history.
The Boeing 777-300ER registered as TC-LJE carried the Juventus squad from Perth, Australia, to Turin, Italy, covering approximately 13,800 kilometers nonstop. The flight lasted approximately 16 hours and 27 minutes.
New record in Turkish Airlines’ history
With the aircraft’s arrival in Turin after departing from Perth, the operation set a new record among Turkish Airlines’ nonstop flights in terms of both flight duration and distance covered.
Special charter service for Juventus
Juventus continued its Australia program after playing Inter in the “Derby d’Italia” match in Perth. The team used a special charter service from Turkish Airlines for its return journey.
The aircraft registered as TC-LJE, which was used for the operation, had previously flown from Istanbul to Perth as positioning flight TK3700, taking approximately 14 hours and 30 minutes, to pick up the Juventus squad.
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