He219
02-03-2004, 09:47 AM
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Singapore Airlines will make history today by setting a record for the world's longest scheduled flight, carrying passengers on a 16-hour, non-stop journey from Singapore to Los Angeles.The airline is using an ultra-long range Airbus A345 for the route, carrying 117 passengers. The return journey will take eighteen and a half hours, two hours faster than the existing route via Taiwan(***** Images)
Makes one appreciate endurance flights ..... Cocktail anybody?
Story Here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1137580,00.html).
Singapore Airlines will make history today by setting a record for the world's longest scheduled flight, carrying passengers on a 16-hour, non-stop journey from Singapore to Los Angeles.The airline is using an ultra-long range Airbus A345 for the route, carrying 117 passengers. The return journey will take eighteen and a half hours, two hours faster than the existing route via Taiwan(***** Images)
Makes one appreciate endurance flights ..... Cocktail anybody?
Story Here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1137580,00.html).