The Newark flight is front-page news in Singapore's The Straits Times, and a leading item on most of the news channels. The SQ22 (and its return flight, SQ21) is an important milestone on the way to commercial aviation's greatest ambition: a non-stop flight between two cities halfway round the globe from each other. For Australians, that means a non-stop flight from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to London or New York. Let's join the on-board party …WONG MAYE-E/A Ingmar De Kegel of Belgium waits at the check-in counter of Singapore Airlines. SINGAPORE AIRLINES The new Singapore Airlines flight will get you from Singapore to New York in just under 19 hours.

Source: Stuff October 15, 2018 18:56 UTC