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United Airlines could steal title of world's longest flight

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:35 am    Post subject: United Airlines could steal title of world's longest flight Reply with quote

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United Airlines could steal title of world's longest flight with new 18-hour US to Singapore flight route

June 1, 2017

United Airlines is hoping to steal the title of world's longest flight from Qatar Airways with the announcement of its new US to Singapore route.

The US airline says it will start flying between the Los Angeles Airport and Changi Airport, a distance of about 14,000 kilometres, making it the longest route to or from the United States.

Westbound flights will be a derriere-numbing 17 hours and 55 minutes, about 25 minutes longer than the Doha to Auckland route. They will leave Los Angeles each evening and arrive two days later local time in Singapore.

The airline said on Thursday that assuming it gets government approval, flights will start October 27 using Boeing 787 planes.

"It's the longest route from the US to anywhere in the world," Patrick Quayle, United's vice president of international planning told USA Today. "It's definitely prestigious."

The longest current US flight is Qantas' 13,804km trip between Dallas-Fort Worth and Sydney, Australia.

Qatar's 14,535km, 17-and-a-half-hour Doha-Auckland service is currently the world's longest flight in terms of time after it knocked Air India's 15,127km, 15-hour Delhi-San Francisco route off its perch.

Boasting about record long-distance flights is fine if you are travelling business class but for most passengers it's a cooped-up crush.

Qatar may have bested Emirates for the now longest-haul flight but Qatar's economy class passengers will have to endure more cramped seats than competitors.

A quick trip to SeatGuru shows Emirates long-haul economy seats typically offer 81 to 86cm 'pitch', or leg room, while Qatar 's Boeing 777-200LR offers 76cm.

On the plus side, if you're short and wide, Qatar economy boasts 48cm broad seats while Emirates gives passengers 43 to 45cm wide seats.

Air New Zealand's 777-200ER falls somewhere between the two Middle Eastern giants, providing 45cm wide economy seats and pitch of 78 to 84cm.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally the US3 doing something instead of complaining about the unfair competition from the ME3. Can't wait for additional non-stops launched by AA/ DL to India - though there's no indication that anything is on the cards.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nimish wrote:
Finally the US3 doing something instead of complaining about the unfair competition from the ME3. Can't wait for additional non-stops launched by AA/ DL to India - though there's no indication that anything is on the cards.
Indeed, while the above is a positive move from the US3, as you rightly indicate, any more US-India non-stops will be but a pipe dream. AI and Jet are expanding very well, and the US3 will not attempt any other disaster. Now, only if UA would bite a humble pie and code-share extensively with AI: this will also benefit them.
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sumantra wrote:
Nimish wrote:
Finally the US3 doing something instead of complaining about the unfair competition from the ME3. Can't wait for additional non-stops launched by AA/ DL to India - though there's no indication that anything is on the cards.
Indeed, while the above is a positive move from the US3, as you rightly indicate, any more US-India non-stops will be but a pipe dream. AI and Jet are expanding very well, and the US3 will not attempt any other disaster. Now, only if UA would bite a humble pie and code-share extensively with AI: this will also benefit them.
Cheers, Sumantra.


DL had an ATL-BOM aboard the 77L back in 2009. I did it, in both directions. The only thing I remember of it, is the devastated toilets !!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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DL had an ATL-BOM aboard the 77L back in 2009. I did it, in both directions. The only thing I remember of it, is the devastated toilets !!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

18 hours in United regular economy. Yikes. I don't care how good the service, seating will be difficult. Imagine being stuck in a middle (or even a window seat) for that long.
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iah87 wrote:
18 hours in United regular economy. Yikes. I don't care how good the service, seating will be difficult. Imagine being stuck in a middle (or even a window seat) for that long.


On a 9 abreast 787 - even worse! Still folks endure the 10 abreast 77Ws in droves, so I don't think UA is going to face much resistance.
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