United Airlines launches longest nonstop flight from US
United Airlines has launched flights from its Los Angeles hub to Singapore – a 14,000km journey that takes 17 hours, 55 minutes on the outbound leg and 15 hours, 15 minutes on the way back. The once-daily route is being operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner configured with 252 seats in a 3-class layout (116 in Economy, 88 in Economy Plus and 48 in Business). The inaugural service took off Oct 29. SIA stopped nonstop trans-pacific flights to Los Angeles in 2013 after deciding to retire its 4-engine Airbus A340-500s. It halted nonstop trans-arctic flights from Singapore to New York at the same time, though both destinations are still served with stopovers. The 13,600km San Francisco-Singapore route is already served once daily by both carriers, with United deploying a 787-9 and SIA using an A350-900. <br/>
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United Airlines launches longest nonstop flight from US
United Airlines has launched flights from its Los Angeles hub to Singapore – a 14,000km journey that takes 17 hours, 55 minutes on the outbound leg and 15 hours, 15 minutes on the way back. The once-daily route is being operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner configured with 252 seats in a 3-class layout (116 in Economy, 88 in Economy Plus and 48 in Business). The inaugural service took off Oct 29. SIA stopped nonstop trans-pacific flights to Los Angeles in 2013 after deciding to retire its 4-engine Airbus A340-500s. It halted nonstop trans-arctic flights from Singapore to New York at the same time, though both destinations are still served with stopovers. The 13,600km San Francisco-Singapore route is already served once daily by both carriers, with United deploying a 787-9 and SIA using an A350-900. <br/>
