Thursday, October 25, 2012

World's longest airline route [VIDEO]

World's longest airline route [VIDEO], The title of the world's longest commercial flight will go to Qantas after Singapore Airlines announced it will end its nonstop flight between Singapore and Newark next year, a distance of about 15,300 kilometers.

The ultra long-haul flight, which runs nonstop from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, typically takes just under 19 hours to complete. In total, the trip covers roughly 10,000 miles -- and sometimes takes passengers over the North Pole.

The all-business-class flights began in 2004 and will end in the fourth- quarter of next year, the airline said in a statement yesterday

So far this year, at least three other ultralong-haul flights—generally considered to be flights of more than 15 hours—have been cut, including Thai Airways International's nonstop between Bangkok and Los Angeles, Delta Air Lines' service from Detroit to Hong Kong and American Airlines' Chicago-New Delhi flight. Go here for an in-flight video.