Passengers ‘fly back in time’ as flight takes off from Hong Kong in 2025 and will land in Los Angeles back in 2024

PASSENGERS will “fly back in time” this evening as their flight takes off from Hong Kong in 2025 and will land in Los Angeles back in 2024.

When a group of individuals crosses the International Date Line (IDL) during their flight, they will be able to celebrate the New Year twice by raising a toast.

This flight took off from Hong Kong in 2025 and will land in Los Angeles back in 2024
This flight took off from Hong Kong in 2025 and will land in Los Angeles back in 2024Credit: X/@Flighttrader24
Passengers will 'fly back in time' this evening
Passengers will ‘fly back in time’ this eveningCredit: Getty – Contributor

The IDL is an imaginary line across the Pacific Ocean that demarcates two consecutive calendar dates.

In other words, for anyone crossing the lDL travelling East they will lose a day and for those going West, they will gain a day.

These passengers will therefore leave Hong Kong in the early hours of New Year’s day and arrive in LA on New Year’s Eve.

The IDL has no legal international status but is widely understood as the separation between Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Those aboard Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong will get a whole other evening of celebrations in when they touchdown in the US at about 8pm.

The National US Ocean Service said: “When you cross the date line, you become a time traveller of sorts!

“Cross to the west and it’s one day later; cross back and you’ve ‘gone back in time’.”

So for anyone looking to keep the party going this year – perhaps a time travel flight is just the ticket.

This comes as New Year’s Eve celebrations are kicking off – or have already finished – across the globe.

In London, The iconic New Year’s Eve fireworks is set to go ahead as planned at midnight despite serious concerns over the weather.

Exotic winter sun island seeing record Brit tourists following more UK flights

A London mayor spokesperson confirmed the event will continue with revellers already preparing for the shift into 2025.

According to the spokesperson, attendees of the event and the “countless viewers worldwide” can anticipate “an extraordinary evening of fireworks along the Thames River to usher in the new year.”

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