International flight

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Tokyo Narita Airport in April 2012, with all of the depicted aircraft arriving in Japan
as a result of international flights.

An international flight is a form of

commercial flight within civil aviation where the departure and the arrival take place in different countries.[1]

Regular international passenger air service began in August 1919 with a flight going from

aftermath of the Second World War brought about widespread cultural changes in multiple nations that resulted in international flights becoming embraced by large populations.[2]

An important difference between international and domestic flights is that, before boarding the aircraft, passengers must undergo migration formalities and, when arriving to the destination airport, they must undergo both immigration and customs formalities. Exceptions exist in situations such as when the departure and arrival countries are members of the same diplomatically organized free travel area, an example being the Schengen Area within Europe. Said group of traveling agreements resulted from the 1985 Schengen Agreement and the 1990 Schengen Convention, both matters of international law being signed in Luxembourg.

Airports serving international flights are known as

square miles of territory. By comparison, the Middle Eastern nation of Bahrain is actually smaller.[3] These international facilities typically are of a far greater size than standard airports, usually including expanded amenities such as areas with bookshops, lounges, and restaurants. Experiences not normally associated with airports such as banks providing financial services
may be offered to travelers in such complexes.

Origins

Larger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 are often used for international flights.

One of the first flights between two countries was on January 7, 1785, when

heavier-than-air object to repeat this process: Louis Blériot crossed the English Channel on July 25, 1909,[5] winning a Daily Mail prize of £1,000.[6]

Aviation technology developed during

Bahamas. The first regular international service in the world was covered by the British Aircraft Transport and Travel, from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome to Le Bourget
, near Paris.

After World War II, international commercial flights were regulated by the creation of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Both organizations continue into the 21st century.

See also

References

  1. ^ "International flight". WordNet Search - 3.1. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. CNN.com
    . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ Sweeney, Chris (February 17, 2010). "The World's 18 Strangest Airports". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Boston's first aeronaut". The New York Times. July 10, 1885.
  5. ^ "Blériot Tells of his Flight" (PDF). The New York Times. July 26, 1909. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "The New 'Daily Mail' Prizes". Flight. 5 (223): 393. April 5, 1913.