British Airways smashes record for quickest subsonic flight from New York to London

A British Airways flight breaks the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of more than 800mph

The plane landed at Heathrow airport at 4.43 a.m., almost two hours earlier than scheduled. Its top speed during the flight was 825mph , according to Flightradar24, an online flight-tracking service.

Flightradar24 announced the news of the record-breaking flight on its Twitter account, writing:"If we're not mistaken, BA now retakes the fastest subsonic NY-London crossing from Norwegian."Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images All three flights comfortably beat the previous record of five hours and 13 minutes, held by Norwegian since January 2018.A spokesperson for BA said:"We always prioritise safety over speed records, but our highly trained pilots made the most of the conditions to get customers back to London well ahead of time."

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