The world’s longest commercial flight landed in New York from Singapore on Friday, surpassing the previous record by 12 minutes. Singapore Airlines premiered the non-stop flight from Singapore to New York that covers 16,700 kilometres and lasted a whopping 17 hours 52 minutes. The flight unseated Qatar Airways from the current record for the world’s longest flight, a 17-hour 40-minute marathon journey from Doha to Auckland. The plane was designed with a two-class layout that features 67 business class and 94 premium economy class seats, so no passengers would be stuck in cramped economy seats during the ultra-long-haul flight. According to the airline’s website, one-way tickets from Singapore to Newark will set customers back around 3,500 Singapore dollars (around 2,500 dollars) for premium economy, or 7,500 Singapore dollars for business class.

Source: Punch October 12, 2018 17:37 UTC