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Imagine seeing the New Year twice! This is exactly what happened to the passengers of Cathay Pacific flight 880, who made a real trip back in time writes https://t4.com.ua.
The plane left Hong Kong on January 1, 2025, just after the New Year in the city. But thanks to a route that crosses nine time zones and the International Date Line, passengers "went back in time" and landed in Los Angeles on December 31, 2024, around 22:00 p.m. local time.
Thus, travelers got a unique opportunity to celebrate the New Year twice - first in Hong Kong and then in Los Angeles.
Transpacific flights - a time machine?
It turns out that flight 880 is not the only one that allows you to make such an unusual trip. Passengers often specially book eastbound transpacific flights on New Year's Eve to celebrate the holiday twice.
And someone missed the holiday...
But there are those who are not so lucky. Passengers of Air New Zealand flight 27, which departed from San Francisco on the evening of December 31, landed in Auckland on January 12 after more than 2 hours of flight, missing New Year's Eve.
An interesting phenomenon
The story of flight 880 is an interesting example of how time zones and the international date line can create unusual situations and give passengers a unique "time travel" experience.
