今天出國留學網(wǎng)英語欄目的小編給大家?guī)?ldquo;雙語閱讀：世界上最短的客運航班”，以下是詳細內(nèi)容，希望對大家有所幫助!
厭倦了恐怖的長途飛行?也許你應該試試世界上最短的客運航班，全程不到兩分鐘。
Tired of miserable long-haul flights? Probably it's time for you to try the world's shortest passenger flight whose time span can be less than one minute.
據(jù)航班的運營者蘇格蘭區(qū)一家區(qū)域性的航空公司洛根航空介紹，該航班連接的是英國兩個偏遠的小島，距離只有2.7公里，耗時僅需兩分鐘;事實上，在“理想的風力條件下”，只要47秒鐘就能飛到。
As a tiny hop between two remote British islands, the 2.7-km flight officially takes two minutes and can be done in 47 seconds "under ideal wind conditions," according to its operator Scottish regional airline Loganair.
周一，這個連接韋斯特雷和帕帕韋斯特雷的航班迎來了他們的第100萬名乘客。
On Monday, the flight between Westray and Papa Westray welcomed its millionth passenger on board.
蘇格蘭皇家銀行的員工Anne Rendall從機長手中接過了一束鮮花。她表示成為該航班的第100萬名乘客真是太贊了。
Anne Rendall, a mobile banker of the Royal Bank of Scotland, was gifted a bunch of flowers by the route captain. She said it was fantastic to become the flight's "Millionaire."
這條航線是1967年開通的，目的是連接蘇格蘭東北部奧克尼郡各小島。它保持了吉尼斯世界紀錄中世界上最短定期航班的紀錄。
The route has been in operation since 1967 as part of the air service among the small isles in Orkney in northeastern Scotland. It holds the Guinness World Record as the world's shortest scheduled service.
這個航班的往返票售價21英鎊，約合33.6美元。
A return ticket for the trip is worth 21 pounds (33.6 U.S. dollars).
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