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A Boeing 787 had landed in Antarctica recently. Here are some facts about it:
The plane was operated by Norse Atlantic Airways, a Norwegian airline that specializes in low-cost long-haul flights1234.
The plane landed at the Troll Airfield in Q
ueen Maud Land, a Norwegian territory in Antarctica1234.
The plane carried 45 researchers and 12 tonnes of research equipment from the Norwegian Polar Institute, which conducts scientific and environmental studies in the polar regions124.
The plane landed on November 15, 2023, during Antarctica’s summer season, when the sun does not set for months234.
The plane was a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, a wide-body aircraft that can carry up to 344 passengers and has a range of over 14,000 km234.
The plane was the largest passenger plane ever to have landed on the continent, and the landing was hailed as a world first and a historic moment for aviation and polar research1
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