Fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points

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The fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points is 58 hr 8 min, and was achieved by Michael Robinson (Australia), in Auckland, New Zealand, on 27 January 2025

Apparently only used oneworld airlines.

Fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points

This record is for the fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points. This record is to be attempted by a individual or team. The measurement value is time in days, hours and minutes. For the purpose of this record, antipodal points are where the co-ordinates north...

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Thread 'Australian man uses Auckland Airport as start and finish point for a world record attempt'

Feb 1, 2025

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NZ Herald --> ‘Wasn’t that difficult’: Man attempts world record at Auckland Airport

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On Tuesday at 3.52am, Melbourne resident Robinson returned to Auckland Airport, where he started his aerial expedition more than two days earlier.

The 65-year-old had just completed an around-the-world trip to break the world record for the fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights between exact antipodal points - locations diametrically opposite each other on the globe.
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Starting Saturday afternoon, he travelled from Auckland to the John F Kennedy...

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