Frenchman and inventor Franky Zapata successfully crossed the English Channel on a jet-powered Fly Board on Sunday morning — a week after his first bid ended in failure.

Zapata departed from the French town of Sangatte shortly after 08:15 CEST and reached Saint Margaret's Bay, near Dover, some 22 minutes later after travelling about 36 kilometres and stopping halfway to refuel.

Zapata, who shed a few tears after landing and talking to his family, told French media that "the last five, six kilometres were pure pleasure, to see the [British] coast approaching like this."

He told reporters during a press conference later in the day that he had recorded a top speed of 202 kilometres per hour during the crossing.

His first attempt, on July 25, failed halfway through when he missed a landing platform mounted on a boat on which he was meant to refuel.

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Benin people have been flying across the lenght of River Niger before man even thought of its possibility and engineering.

Kogi people also have been seamlessly doing same.

So I don't know what's special about it today. Even if teleportation arrives today, we have seen it before.