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World's longest flight to fly from LAX in February
Singapore Airlines announce today that it will begin the world's longest continuous commercial passenger service early next year when it starts flying the 9,412 miles from Los Angeles to Singapore. The flight will take 18 hours and 20 minutes — more than two hours longer than the Continental's current non-stop from Newark to Hong Kong, Reuters reports. "When we start our service, it will be history making," Michael Tan, a senior vice president at SIA, tells the Los Angeles Times (free registration). It will be possible thanks to the new ultra long-range Airbus A340-500 and should begin in February.
World's longest flight to fly from LAX in February
Singapore Airlines announce today that it will begin the world's longest continuous commercial passenger service early next year when it starts flying the 9,412 miles from Los Angeles to Singapore. The flight will take 18 hours and 20 minutes — more than two hours longer than the Continental's current non-stop from Newark to Hong Kong, Reuters reports. "When we start our service, it will be history making," Michael Tan, a senior vice president at SIA, tells the Los Angeles Times (free registration). It will be possible thanks to the new ultra long-range Airbus A340-500 and should begin in February.
