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I believe I can fly (for a very, very long time)

Molly Wood Aug 17, 2015
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I believe I can fly (for a very, very long time)

Molly Wood Aug 17, 2015
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Emirates, the airlines, announced it’s adding a flight between its hub in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Panama City. Perhaps most notable is the sheer length of the flight: At 8,590 miles, and with an estimated travel time of 17 and a half hours, it will be the be longest nonstop flight in the world.

In its honor, Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of the Globalist, joins us as quiz master. The topic? Travel, of course.

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