Dubai's Emirates Airline announced it will launch the world's "longest non-stop flight" in February next year from the bustling Gulf emirate to Panama City, lasting more than 17 hours.
The carrier will fly daily to Panama's capital in a passenger flight operated by a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft which can also carry up to 15 tonnes of cargo, Emirates said in a statement.
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