Passenger jet completes record flight

A TIRED but triumphant airline captain yesterday flew into the record books by taking command of the world’s longest-ever non-stop commercial plane flight.

Landing her Boeing 777-200LR at Heathrow after a 13,422-mile flight from Hong Kong, Captain Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann said: “It’s been a pleasure and a privilege.”

Heathrow fire crews poured volleys of water over the 777 in celebration as it taxied to a halt after an easterly-route journey of 22 hours 42 minutes.