France boasts the longest domestic flight in the world, covering over nine thousand kilometers from Paris to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.

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France boasts the longest domestic flight in the world, covering over nine thousand kilometers from Paris to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Because French colonialism simply refused to quit, this eleven-hour journey technically never leaves domestic airspace. Passengers can travel halfway across the globe, cross multiple time zones, and still land in a place where they have to pay for an overpriced baguette in euros. It is truly a marvel of geopolitical loopholes that allows you to suffer deep vein thrombosis while technically remaining inside the same country. You get all the jet lag of a massive intercontinental expedition with exactly zero new visa stamps in your passport, making it the perfect getaway for bureaucrats who want a tropical vacation without officially leaving French soil