A KLM flight from New York to Amsterdam took just 5 hours and 43 minutes on 8 October, well under its scheduled time of about 7 hours and 20 minutes.
Flightradar24 data shows flight KL642 leaving New York JFK at 21:26 UTC and landing at Schiphol at 03:09 UTC on 9 October.
That made the flight 1 hour and 37 minutes shorter than KLM’s schedule allows.
The aircraft was a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner registered PH-BKD.
Aeronews later called it a record-time crossing, but it is not yet clear whether it was the fastest flight ever on the route.
Winds may have helped
Fast eastbound flights across the Atlantic often get a boost from the jet stream, narrow bands of strong winds high in the atmosphere that push aircraft along faster over the ground.
Favourable winds are a plausible explanation for KL642, but the flight data alone does not prove it, as routing, weather, turbulence, restricted airspace and traffic also play a part.
One quick flight is no guarantee, so passengers should still plan around the published schedule and leave enough time for connections at Schiphol.
If you are connecting at Schiphol, check out our guide to Amsterdam Airport.