No Airbus A340 had previously put its wheels on the frozen ground of Antarctica.
This has been done since November 2, announced earlier this week the Hi Fly leasing company which carried out this theft.
It took them five hours for the plane and its crew to reach Cape Town, South Africa, to the White Continent.
And this is not his last round trip, as Hi Fly has indicated that the Airbus will be "used this season to carry a small number of tourists, alongside scientists and essential cargo".
Join us onboard the first ever Airbus A340 landing in Antarctica. # SpecialMissions #ConqueringAntarctica # A340https: //t.co/TU6kpoGdXv@Airbus
- Hi Fly (@hifly_airline) November 22, 2021
An adventure in particular for Carlos Mirpuri, the pilot, also vice-president of Hi Fly, who landed the plane with several tons of fuel, which is what is necessary to ensure the return trip.
It landed on an aerodrome cut in the ice, 1.4 km deep, its 3,000 meter long runway being carved with grooves.
Without a navigation aid, he landed in plain sight, equipped with special glasses because of the solar reflection on the ice.
For Hi Fly, the Airbus in any case keeps all “its promises”.
“Very reliable, comfortable, with an excellent safety record, the aircraft has been carefully chosen to perform well in this extreme environment.
Its exceptional autonomy and its redundancy of four motors also make it ideal for this type of remote operation, ”Hi Fly detailed in a press release.
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