World's Longest Flight To Resume Operations Next Month, It's Going To Be Even Longer
Like this flight, which at 18 hours, was the world's longest scheduled passenger flight. Operations for this Singapore Airlines' Singapore-Newark flight had stopped since the pandemic came into being but now, it is ready to take off again. Flights are scheduled to re-start from November 9 between Singapore and New York.
With the novel coronavirus pandemic marking its dreadful place in our lives, the world came to a halt. Now, after almost the whole of 2020 being spent indoors, things are getting back on track.
Like this flight, which at 18 hours, was the world's longest scheduled passenger flight. Operations for this Singapore Airlines' Singapore-Newark flight had stopped since the pandemic came into being but now it is ready to take off again.
Flights are scheduled to restart from November 9 between Singapore and New York.
The only difference now is that the US airport it originally started from will switch from Newark, NJ, to JFK. Its distance will be pushed from 9,534 miles to 9,536.5 miles.
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The switch between the airports is meant to allow the airline to "better accommodate a mix of passenger and cargo... in the current operating climate," Singapore Airlines announced in a statement.
Even though the passenger list isn't as long right now due to the pandemic, the airline is expecting significant cargo demand like pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and technology firms.
Since visitors are not currently allowed to enter Singapore, except permanent residents, visa holders, or travelers from countries which qualify for an 'Air Travel Pass' (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, New Zealand and Vietnam), it is still not clear how many regular passengers will be booking the long flight.
China, Malaysia, Japan and Republic of Korea can travel for work, if they are sponsored by a Singaporean country.
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The flight crew will be wearing goggles, gloves and masks, and passengers are required to wear masks while not eating and drinking.
The flight will run thrice a week, using an Airbus A350-900 with 187 economy seats, plus 24 premium economy and 42 business class.
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Flights from Singapore to JFK will take 18 hours and 5 minutes, while JFK to Singapore will take 18 hours and 40 minutes, due to the headwind. On that route, passengers will also arrive two days after they departed, thanks to the 10:30 p.m. start and 6:10 a.m. arrival time.
H/t: CNN
