Singapore Airlines to Resume World's Longest Flight Between New York and Singapore


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The A350 aircraft includes many standard features that would make such long flights much more bearable. Singapore Airlines also has a history of cabin design focused around passenger comfort for the long-haul. Direct routes from the U.S. to Singapore have been a gap in the market since the airline stopped service between Singapore and Newark in 2013.

Singapore Airlines has announced that it will bring back the world's longest flights on A350 ultra-long-range aircraft to New York, resuming non-stop flights between Singapore and New York. This variant of the A350 will have a range of up to 8,700 nautical miles. The airline will receive the A350-900ULR in 2