The funny part is that the flight takes just 53 seconds to complete at a distance of 2.1 km.
Yes! You read it right. It takes less than a minute to complete its flight.
The flight is operated by a Scottish Airline called Loganair, which services between the highlands of Scotland and the island.
Apart from that, it also connects Kirkwall, for it works as a component connecting flights between Kirkwall, which by the way, is the largest and most populated town in the islands of Orkney; connecting to the island of Westray.
Thus the route has a triangle formation which means the flight starts from Papa Westray to Westray and then flies towards Kirkwall. The flight has been operated by Loganair since the year 1967, and they also set up the record for the world’s shortest flights in the history of aviation.
The fare of the flight from Westray To Papa Westray is approximately Rs.1387. The fare is not much, but compared to the distance covered by the flight and the duration, which is just 53 seconds, it seems like a bit pricy, but let’s look at the bigger picture, even if the flight takes less than a minute, it still needs funds for maintenance and fueling so that’s fair I guess.
The alternative way to cover the distance between the two islands is to take a 20 minutes worth of boat ride. However, this flight could have easily been replaced with a bridge connecting the two islands, but the authorities have not taken any initiative to improve the condition, plus there is a flight that has been operating for a long time now, so that could be one of the reasons for their ignorance.
