Commercial planes go on a wild ride after Atlantic jet stream's freak winds push it at supersonic speeds

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Commercial planes go on a wild ride after Atlantic jet stream's freak winds push it at supersonic speeds

The east-bound commercial planes were pushed at supersonic speeds by record-breaking wind which flew over the mid-Atlantic region this weekend. According to the US National Weather Service, a Virgin Atlantic passenger plane - which was travelling from Washington to London - was pushed at a speed of nearly 1300kph (800mph), which is faster than the speed of sound, as per the US National Weather Service.