World's longest SIA flight departs Singapore for New York
The world's longest commercial flight took off from Singapore Thursday, with excited and apprehensive passengers on board settling in for a marathon 19 hours in the air to New York. Two pilots, a special "wellness" menu and more than 7 weeks' worth of film and television entertainment accompany the travellers on the 16,700-kilometre journey to the Big Apple. For the flight crew - which also includes 2 first officers and a 13-strong cabin contingent - the workload will be broken up, the airline said, with each pilot having a minimum 8 hours' rest during the flight. But for passengers, the challenge will be what to do with all that down time when they're up in the air. For those not packing a weighty novel, there will be 1,200 hours of audio-visual entertainment to choose from. <br/>
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World's longest SIA flight departs Singapore for New York
The world's longest commercial flight took off from Singapore Thursday, with excited and apprehensive passengers on board settling in for a marathon 19 hours in the air to New York. Two pilots, a special "wellness" menu and more than 7 weeks' worth of film and television entertainment accompany the travellers on the 16,700-kilometre journey to the Big Apple. For the flight crew - which also includes 2 first officers and a 13-strong cabin contingent - the workload will be broken up, the airline said, with each pilot having a minimum 8 hours' rest during the flight. But for passengers, the challenge will be what to do with all that down time when they're up in the air. For those not packing a weighty novel, there will be 1,200 hours of audio-visual entertainment to choose from. <br/>
