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Moment Airbus A340 Passenger Plane Lands In Antarctica For The First Time(Pics)

This is the incredible moment a pilot became the first to land an Airbus A340 on Antartica.

The cargo jet was chartered by Wolf’s Fang, a new luxury holiday camp at the South Pole, to bring supplies to their tourist resort.

The plane touched down on the icy runway on Tuesday after a 2,800-mile journey taking just over five hours from Cape Town.

The runway at the Wolf Fang resort is designated a C Level airport, meaning that only a highly specialised crew of pilots can fly there due to the extreme conditions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBRX3QJJ0Jg

The plane is seen coming into land as tents stand at a camp in the South Pole.

The blue glacial ice is almost a mile thick and can withstand a fully-laden A340 with no problems.

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