Short flights

This item appears on page 37 of the November 2016 issue.

The world’s shortest international flight, 13 miles in length, is scheduled to begin service on Nov. 2, 2017. Operated by People’s Viennaline (www.peoples.at [in German only]), the flight goes from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) in Switzerland to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH), just across Lake Constance, in Germany, in eight minutes. There are two such flights a day; the one-way fare is €40 (near $45). 

• The world’s shortest scheduled commercial flight, operated by Logan­air (www.loganair.co.uk) between Westray and Papa Westray islands in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, can take less than a minute in ideal flying conditions. The one-way fare is £18 (near $23).