Sharjah24 – Reuters: An Airbus A340 plane has landed in Antarctica for the first time in history, according to Hi Fly, the boutique aviation company behind the flight.

Captain Carlos Mirpuri and his crew flew the aircraft from Cape Town in South Africa to Antarctica and back, in a 2,500 nautical miles journey that was just over five hours each way.

Footage released by Hi Fly shows the plane landing on WFR (Wolf's Fang Runway) in Antarctica on blue glacial ice, on a sunny day.

The mission's aircraft will be used this season to fly a small number of tourists, alongside scientists and essential cargo to Antarctica, according to Hi Fly.