Originally from Belfast, Laura graduated from De Montfort University, Leicester with a BA Hons English and Journalism degree in 2014. She has previously held Intern and Freelance roles at The Snobby Runway and Ireland’s Homes Interiors and Living, but most recently has been writing for La Footyettes, UNILAD and The Offside Rule (We Get It!).
The current longest route in the world is the Qantas operation between Sydney and Dallas Fort Worth. For a long time, Singapore Airlines had held the position of operating the world's longest scheduled flight, however, the closure of its non-stop links from Singapore to Los Angeles and New York after its retirement of its Airbus A340-500 fleet earlier this decade, has meant the Pacific connection of Qantas Airways between Sydney and Dallas, a 16 hour 55 minute, 8,500+ mile journey, took over as the longest commercial passenger route.
Asian carrier, Korean Air will operate three return services between Glasgow and the South Korean capital, Seoul during August 2016. This charter contract will be a gateway to over 1,000 South Korean tourists visiting Scotland and could provide a platform for a longer series of flights next year.
Extra capacity has helped to grow passenger demand between Dublin and London by 9% over the last calendar year, with almost 4.5 million people flying between the two capital cities in 2015.
