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There is also potentially a difference in longest between time (hours) and distance (number of miles). In terms of direct as opposed to nonstop some candidates: SQ 61 - Houston - Singapore (23:10), QF 108 - New York - Sydney (22:55). United has some long ones: UA 881 - Chicago-Bangkok (22:42), UA 897 - Washington - Beijing (20:52) is getting up there too, UA 895 Chicago - Singapore (21:29). If it is not starting from the US, they can be longer: NZ 1 LHR-Auckland is timed at 26:20.
SQ21 EWR-SIN is a mere 19 hours. But if you want to enjoy a long stretch in economy, CO 99 EWR-HKG is the one to beat.
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ORD - DEL is only 15 odd hours. newark - singapore is 18 odd hours. I flew that flight on economy (before it was all business class). i would have to commend singapore airlines for making even such a long economy flight comfortable. guess they are one of a kind.
I've seen that. What's the point? Sounds like a marketing scam, I mean, strategy.
Yes. I don't know how true this is now, but it used to be that on many booking sights direct flights (because they looked like nonstop) came up before connecting flights and passengers were far more likely to book them.
There's a reason why the term "Nonstop" has ever been used. Otherwise, all flights would be "direct".
This reminds me of a passenger who refused to fly on a non-stop flight we offered, preferring instead a 1-stop flight. When asked why, she said that she didn't want to have to parachute out of the plane. Evidently, she believed that the "non-stop" flight would not actually land but the passengers would have to jump out when overhead the destination!!!
Yes, I'm pretty sure that I flown one-stop by same aircraft out PHX-SLC-FLL. I remember where I took DL flight by years ago in earlier 2008 right after the holidays season is over. I didn't have to take the carryon bags out of the aircraft in SLC. This is where I have to put back in economy class for next segment. That's why where my carryon bags is leave behind inside the aircraft but, there is no need to change the aircraft. I have to reboarding into the same aircraft. I have to get off the aircraft where I have to stay at the gate area for next flight out SLC-FLL nonstop.
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Originally Posted by B747-437B
This reminds me of a passenger who refused to fly on a non-stop flight we offered, preferring instead a 1-stop flight. When asked why, she said that she didn't want to have to parachute out of the plane. Evidently, she believed that the "non-stop" flight would not actually land but the passengers would have to jump out when overhead the destination!!!
That made me chuckle...
Now AS does have (as previously mentioned) a milkrun where the A/C stops on a couple landing strips mostly to offload cargo, but also the occasional pax on their 73Q... Not certain if its exactly each one of these cities (might have added one or two)... but ANC-CDV-YAK-JNU-SIT-PSG-WRG-KTN-SEA
