In early October 2021, Qantas flew a one-off repatriation flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Darwin, Australia. It was the southernmost long-haul flight closer to the South Pole than any other passenger flight.
If Earth were flat, the flight should fly over South America, Canada, Russia, Japan, and Indonesia. But it flew over Antarctica instead, because the Earth is a sphere, not flat.
References
- Qantas performs longest-ever commercial flight – Flight Radar 24
- Qantas flight QF14 – Flight Radar 24
- Qantas repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin sets aviation record and passes Antarctica – 7news
- Qantas’ longest repatriation flight flies over Antarctica: Buenos Aires to Darwin – NZHerald
- Qantas’s longest-ever commercial flight bringing stranded Australians home from Buenos Aires – ABC News