BA smashes record for quickest subsonic flight from New York to London

A BA flight has broken the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of more than 1,287km/h. The Boeing 747 aircraft flew overnight from Saturday to Sunday and reached its destination in four hours and 56 minutes, as Storm Ciara sped towards the UK. "The flight was riding a much stronger than usual jet stream, with winds over 200 mph propelling the aircraft," says meteorologist Brandon Miller. "The supercharged jet stream is also responsible for powering Storm Ciara, which has brought damaging wind gusts and massive waves to the UK, Ireland and other parts of Northern Europe this weekend. The plane landed at Heathrow airport at 4:43 a.m., almost two hours earlier than scheduled. Its top speed during the flight was 1,327km/h. Flightradar24 announced the news of the record-breaking flight on its Twitter account, writing: "If we're not mistaken, BA now retakes the fastest subsonic NY-London crossing from Norwegian."<br/>