SINGAPORE AIRLINES has confirmed Monday 28 Jun for the start-up of their daily non-stop service between Newark New York and Singapore. The flight will be operated by an Airbus A345Leadership featuring a two class configuration 2+2+2 in the front and 2+3+2 in economy. With a flight time of about 18 hours this beats the 16 hour 30 minute record for a regular non-stop scheduled flight by the same airline between Los Angeles and Singapore. To put it in true perspective the flight is three times a long as a typical New York to London flight which about 6 hours once airborne.
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