Azores Airlines made the longest flight operated by A321LR.

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Portugal’s Azores Airlines has broken the record for the longest flight operated by an Airbus A321LR on a non-stop route between Lisbon and Bogota, Colombia, the airline said Friday.

The aircraft, which took off from Lisbon at 8:28 a.m. on January 3, took 9 hours and 49 minutes to cross the Atlantic, landing in the Colombian capital around 1 p.m.

“This achievement showed how versatile and efficient the airline’s new plane can be,” said Azores Airlines in its twitter account.

🇵🇹: A SATA Azores Airlines efetuou o voo com maior duração jamais registado na frota Airbus A321 LR Neo. Tratou-se da ligação entre Lisboa e Bogotá, realizada no início de janeiro, um voo direto com duração de 09H49M. Testemunho da versatilidade e eficiência das novas aeronaves. pic.twitter.com/SnUqTc0w2x
— SATA Azores Airlines (@_azoresairlines) January 8, 2021

Although the airline did not give further details, it is believed to be a charter flight.

It should be noted that the previous record was held by the Canadian airline Air Transat that operated last October a flight of 8 hours and 20 minutes between Montreal and Athens (Greece) with the same aircraft model.