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The five longest non-stop flights in the world (revised); is Mars next?

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In the two years since Emirates began 17-hour-plus flights between Dubai and Auckland, the envelope has regularly been stretched. With Singapore Airlines announcing 19-hour direct flights to New York, is anywhere out of bounds?

The battle in the skies to see which airline can provide the longest non-stop flight has been taken a step further with Singapore Airlines’ announcement last week that it will launch a 19-hour flight from Singapore to New York before the end of 2018.

It’s the latest step in an ongoing contest between airlines as to who can provide the longest non-stop flight, with Qatar Airways holding the current record at 18 hours, and Qantas launching its own 17-hour direct flight in March. 

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The new flights seem to be coming fast and furious, so here’s the new, updated list of the top five longest non-stop flights that are either happening now or are in the pipeline.

Continue to the full article with images   ||  May 03, 2018   |||