In a first, Airbus A340 plane lands on ice runway in Antarctica | Watch

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane successfully landed on an ice runway on the white continent of Antarctica.

For the first time in history, a commercial Airbus plane made a successful landing on the white continent of Antarctica. One of the company’s A340 planes touched down on an ice runway earlier this month, paving the way for more tourism on the frozen landmass.

The A340 took off on the morning of November 2 from Cape Town, South Africa before flying 2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km) to Antarctica. It then achieved an aviation first by successfully landing on a runway made of "blue glacial ice", according to the aircraft's pilot, Captain Carlos Mirpuri.