Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday that it will relaunch the world’s longest commercial flight in October, a journey of almost 19 hours from the city-state to New York, but it will not be available to economy travellers. The current record holder is Qatar Airways Flight 921 from Auckland to Doha, which takes 17 hours 40 minutes. The Singapore Airlines flight will use the long-range Airbus A350-900ULR, which will be configured to carry 161 passengers — 67 in business class and 94 in premium economy. There are also plans for a non-stop route from Singapore to Los Angeles using the same plane, the airline said. The new route comes as the city-state’s flag carrier faces tough challenges.

Source: Punch May 30, 2018 07:58 UTC