Wellington International Airport officials believe it may be the longest distance flown in an electric plane across any body of water.
“It’s a very exciting day for the airport. A world-record-setting day,” said spokesperson Jenna Raeburn.
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As he made history by becoming the first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane, Gary Freedman thought it only fitting that the first thing he saw when approaching the Wellington coastline was the rotating blade of a wind turbine producing renewable energy.