Longest Flight?
Jan 2, 2004 | 5:11 pm
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Longest Flight?
I'm not sure of the best way to search for this, but figured maybe a fellow FT'er already knows this....
What is the current longest flight (flight time) non-stop between two destinations??
A couple of us at work were talking and we were just curious.
Thanks!
What is the current longest flight (flight time) non-stop between two destinations??
A couple of us at work were talking and we were just curious.
Thanks!
Jan 2, 2004 | 5:19 pm
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Before any answers to this I would guess it would involve Australia. If there is no Europe to Australia than a US to Australia flight.
Jan 2, 2004 | 5:22 pm
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Singapore Airlines has revealed plans for the world's longest nonstop commercial flight, which should take to the skies on 3 February, 2004.
It means passengers will be able to fly directly between Singapore and Los Angeles without having to disembark at Tokyo or Taipei airports while their plane is refuelled.
Potential flyers will need to have the stamina to endure 16 hours on board their aircraft on the journey to the United States, while the flight back to the Far East will take a whopping 18 hours and 20 minutes
It means passengers will be able to fly directly between Singapore and Los Angeles without having to disembark at Tokyo or Taipei airports while their plane is refuelled.
Potential flyers will need to have the stamina to endure 16 hours on board their aircraft on the journey to the United States, while the flight back to the Far East will take a whopping 18 hours and 20 minutes
Jan 2, 2004 | 5:25 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SPIT:
I'm not sure of the best way to search for this, but figured maybe a fellow FT'er already knows this....
What is the current longest flight (flight time) non-stop between two destinations??
A couple of us at work were talking and we were just curious.
Thanks!</font>
I'm not sure of the best way to search for this, but figured maybe a fellow FT'er already knows this....
What is the current longest flight (flight time) non-stop between two destinations??
A couple of us at work were talking and we were just curious.
Thanks!</font>
The SIA A345LeaderShip, which was unveiled in mid-October, will operate a 16 hour non-stop service to Los Angeles, and an 18.5 hour service on the return journey from Los Angeles to Singapore. This service will save customers between 1.5 and two hours in flight time over SIAs current one-stop flights.
A similar service to New York will follow in August 2004. This flight will take 18 hours in each direction and will cut travel times by two hours from New York to Singapore, and six hours from Singapore to New York.
