Qatar Airways launches longest flight with Aukland route

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar Airways has launched the world's longest scheduled commercial airline route with the arrival of its flight from Doha to Aukland, New Zealand.The Gulf carrier said flight QR920 touched down in Aukland early on Monday after covering a distance of 14,535 kilometers, or 9,032 miles.That is the furthest distance between any two cities linked by direct flights.The outbound journey is scheduled to take 16 hours and 20 minutes on the Boeing 777-200LR. That's relativel