World’s longest passenger flight all rest to resume next month

The world’s longest passenger flight from Singapore to New York, is set to take off next month Singapore Airlines announced on Tuesday.

Initially, three flights will be operated weekly using Airbus A350-900 long-range aircraft. The 18-hour long journey will begin from Singapore Changi Airport on November 9 and will travel 9,524-miles to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York

The flight was already being operated between the two cities, covering a staggering 9,534 miles. However, due to global coronavirus pandemic, the operation was shut for the time being. The Singapore-JFK airport route is even longer.

As per the airline, the decision to switch was to “better accommodate a mix of passenger and cargo traffic on its services to New York in the current operating climate”.

The airline has been operating some flights during the coronavirus pandemic, including a non-stop route between Singapore and Los Angeles.

Singapore to New York is the world’s longest passenger scheduled flight route, however Australian airline Qantas holds the record for the world’s longest non-stop flight, which was operated between London Heathrow and Sydney last year.

It was a 19-hours-and-19-minutes-long flight, treating passengers to two sunrises during the journey.