New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Airbus has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest-distance flight by a commercial airliner, with its A350-1000ULR (Ultra-Long Range) covering 12,503 nautical miles (23,155 kilometres), the company announced.

The Airbus-operated flight, with the call sign AIB35LR, departed Melbourne, Australia, at 17:27 local time (06:27 UTC) on 27 July and landed in Toulouse, France, at 09:51 am local time (07:51 UTC) on 28 July. The aircraft covered 12,503 nautical miles in 24 hours and 24 minutes, with the flight data independently validated by the International Aeronautical Federation and Flightradar24.

According to the company, the record-breaking journey was part of Airbus' flight-testing programme for the A350-1000UL...