Auckland has welcomed the first passengers transiting on what has been dubbed the "world's longest direct flight".
A new China Eastern Airlines service from Shanghai to Buenos Aires landed in Auckland just after 6pm on Thursday.
The route departs from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport and is scheduled to take roughly 25 and a half hours before reaching Ezeiza International Airport in the Argentine capital.
The return journey runs even longer, at about
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