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This will mean some seriously sore bottoms by the end of the flight — or the chance to watch 10 two hour films back-to-back if you’re a glass half full kind of passenger.
The airline’s flights from Singapore to New York currently make a stop in Frankfurt or London.
Seven new Airbus A350-900ULR planes have been ordered (the ULR in the aircraft model stands for “ultra long-range”).
They are able to go the full 15,300 kilometre distance, and will guzzle an additional 24,000 litres of fuel because of the extra fuel weight they have to carry.
Singapore Airlines says the journey will be comfortable on board, though, with special lighting designed to help ease jet lag.
And there’s reported to be an air management system, which will renew the air every two minutes while helping regulate cabin temperature.
The new Singapore Airlines flight will be two hours longer than the 17-hour direct flight between Perth and London launched by Qantas in March.
