Aussie and Kiwi travelers are privy to some of the most gruelling international transits in the world, it seems, with three out of five of the world’s longest flights departing from either Australia or New Zealand.
The long haul list comes in the lead-up to the first flight of Singapore Airlines’ Airbus 350XWB-ULR, which will carry passengers a record 15,332km from the runway in Singapore to the tarmac in New York.
Until then, though, the three longest flights in the world all fly out of either Auckland or Perth.
Three out of five of the world’s longest flights depart from either Australia or New Zealand. Included in the list are transits from Auckland to Doha, Perth to London and Houston to Sydney (pictured)
Currently sitting in top spot is the leg from Auckland to Doha, in Qatar – the only one in the top five not undertaken by a Boeing 787-9 (pictured) – while Qantas’ flight from Perth to London comes in at a close second
Currently sitting in top spot is the leg from Auckland to Doha, in Qatar: a 14,535km route flown by Qatar airlines’ colossal Boeing 777-200LR.
The 18-hour international flight is the only one in the top five not undertaken by a Boeing 787-9.
The second- and third-longest journeys are only a fraction smaller, however: with flights from Perth to London and Auckland to Dubai – via Qantas and Emirates, respectively – each covering a total of 14,498km.
The transit between Los Angeles and Singapore is the world’s fourth-longest at 14,114km, while the fifth-longest flight sees passengers travelling 13,834km from Houston to Sydney.
The long haul list comes in the lead-up to the first flight of Singapore Airlines’ Airbus 350XWB-ULR, which will carry passengers a record 15,332km from Singapore to New York
The plane will only provide premium seating, with no current plans to offer passengers an economy option (file image)
Both of the latter are provided by United Airlines.
Singapore Airlines’ ultra-long haul leg from Changi Airport in Singapore to Newark Liberty Airport in New York is set to launch in October of 2018, steaming ahead to become the world’s longest non-stop flight.
The plane will only provide premium seating, with no current plans to offer passengers an economy option.