Record-Long Flight

Photo from www.singaporeair.com

On Oct. 11 a Singapore Airlines plane took off from Singapore to perform the world’s longest uninterrupted commercial flight, between Singapore and New York.

It is scheduled to arrive in New York at 6 a.m. in the local time.

The plane, an Airbus A350-900 ULR, will fly approximately 15,000 kilometers in less than 19 hours.

The plane has 67 business-class, 94 premium-economy seats, and no economy class seats.