What it's REALLY like to fly the world’s LONGEST flight (18+ hours! 😮)

in today's video I take the world's longest flight at some 18 hours and 10,000 miles on Singapore Airlines a350 900 ultr longrange aircraft I'll show you exactly what it's like to take this unique Mammoth route between Singapore and New York where we cross the International Date Line have three meals none of which are breakfast and see the Sun for 16 of the 18 hours I'll share my tips on how I survived its impact on my body clock and I'll let you know exactly what I thought of this flight which has been on my bucket list for some time we're off to New York JFK enjoy the video so here we are good morning from Delhi India and right now I'm about to start my epic 24-hour Odyssey across to Singapore and then to New York I'm looking forward to it we've got a beautiful 787-10 for this first leg in this video I'll be pointing out seven tips that may my experience taking the world's longest flight achievable memorable and survivable the first is to do your research I'm starting my ticket in India for one simple reason it's a lot cheaper my ticket cost me just over ,400 but taking the singapor in New York leg alone would have been nearly three times the price and that's because Airlines price tickets according to demand and not what it necessarily costs to transport you Singapore Airlines use a 787-10 on Regional flights like this 5-hour Jaun from India incredible as most Airlines use this aircraft for Long Haul routes of 10 hours or more the seats inside are similar to the ones Turkish Airlines use on their Long Haul 787s I'm not the biggest fan as the window seats have a large wing that obscures a whole window and I think the seats by the aisle like mine are a much better choice [Music] today's flight to Singapore leaves at 9:00 a.m. and is technically a breakfast flight but I've got other ideas so I've just shown you the menu there but something you might not know is Singapore Airlines offers an off menu uh meal service called book The Cook so you place your order online and they'll load the meal onto the aircraft by the time I'm eating it's already 1: p.m. in Singapore one way to get your body adjusted to the new time zones is to eat for the time zone you're aiming for and I'd ordered this delicious mutton Biryani that's lunch for me I spent much of the remainder of the flight working and yes I do often write video scripts on flights even when I'm full of excitement about the next incredible flight I'm about to take really good flight from sing Airlines today any about 5 hours but it's flown by if you'll pardon the pun anyway we're on our way down into Singapore now I've got a feeling that tomorrow's flight might not seem as short but I'm looking forward to a nice 19-hour layover and a Transit hotel in Changi Airport [Music] [Music] well that was fun now on to the next bit chuny airport in Singapore is a real Travelers playground and my favorite in the world at some point I actually plan on spending a full 24 hours here and fill my time from going to the stunning Jewel complex taking a city tour or even just chilling in what has to be the world world's only Butterfly farm airide at an airport what a place however this is about the limit to my airide relaxation I am heading to a Transit Hotel because I've got an overnight connection which I've booked before the world's longest [Music] flight tell you what I'm just about ready for that Transit Hotel woo Changi Airport is one of the most beautiful airports in the world in places have you ever noticed how weird the carpets are here they're definitely acquired taste I want to take a minute to thank the sponsor of today's video AO if you're like me you're absolutely tied to your mobile phone and getting worldwide coverage for me is a must while avoiding my network hideous roaming charges ero is an amazing eim provider which provides data in over 200 countries and regions including the three in this video India Singapore and the USA ao's eims are completely digital that means there's no physical SIM card there's no need to have anything posted to you no packaging no fapping around on a rival trying to find a physical SIM card and it's already trusted worldwide by over 10 million people including me I have been using AO for over a year before they even contacted me it's really easy to use and install one of their eims I get to track exactly how much data I've used on the Fly and you can install it before you even arrive into a country meaning as soon as you land you're connected of course you get to keep your own number so staying in touch with everybody back home is really easy by text message and you can use the data to get an Uber order food or even check up on how delayed your flight is get aolo now and stay connected abroad for Less download the app and use my code Paul 3 for $3 off your data plan my second big tip is to go for that overnight connection you'll feel a lot better for it if you are connect connecting through Singapore and you'll be a lot more rested and ready to fight the day [Music] [Music] ahead well here we go that's not bad for 12 hours hey no window though I guess I'll live right let's get unpacked now this place at the a Rotel was expensive about £170 or $215 us for a 12-hour overnight but I didn't have to leave the airport even though Singapore is a great City and very easy to get around in there really is a huge value placed on the convenience of being able to walk out of your hotel and straight into the airport lounge ready for your flight tomorrow [Music] oh I do have a view a small one but it is of the apron my room rate actually includes a meal and if you phone up in half an hour they'll have a hot meal ready and waiting for you at the dining area just a few moments away down the [Music] corridor top tip here you should dress for Comfort I've gone for slip-on shoes comfortable trousers and a plain polo shirt don't be tempted to wear your best clothes as quite often they aren't the most comfortable so good morning it's uh 8:00 a.m. and I feel like a proper human being after that sleep got about 4 hours until departure I need to pick up something from the pharmacy and then we're going to head to the lounge and hang out there before we board our very long flight to New York today it's a hot one today in case you don't know Singapore or why I went straight for the thermostat in my hotel look how humid it gets this is my big camera which steamed up immediately on going outside to the Terrace few welcome to the Singapore Airlines silver Cris Lounge which is exclusively for business class customers there's actually a lower class of Lounge for economy passengers with frequent fly benefits and this place is Big it's got a large refectory with a full Buffet multiple seating and relaxing areas and even a quiet room dedicated to getting some horizontal rest although I'd still take the hotel 10 times out of 10 the lounge of course also includes shower suets not that I need to use a shower this morning overall this is a superb lounge and perfect to spend a couple of hours relaxing for a light breakfast before a flight or maybe if you're so inclined to prop up the bar for a few hours the choice is [Music] [Music] yours heading down now to gate B5 to pick up my flight to New York JFK the world's longest flight I'm kind of anxious about the 18 plus hours I've got ahead of me this very long flight crosses 12 time zones it's still yesterday in New York City and that means a few interesting things about Singapore Airlines service on this very long flight Singapore Airlines use a custom Ultra long range or ulr version of the a350 that only they operate and they ordered it because of this insanely long route of the 63 A3 50s the airline has only seven are of this ulr variant there are a couple of major changes the ulr has over a regular 350 First the interior config is very sparse just 161 passenger seats with 94 premium economy and 67 business class seats that's right there is no economy class on these aircraft fewer people fewer things to carry to support them and less luggage there is also extra fuel capacity another 6,340 gall gives it an extra, 1600 nautical miles more range than your off-the-shelf a 35900 all right the time's finally come we're off to New York world's longest flight over 10,000 flying miles today and 18 hours in the air let's go on this beautiful Airbus a350 a quick reminder that if you're enjoying this video don't forget to subscribe you'll join a community of hundreds of thousands of other trip report enthusiasts exploring the world with [Music] me the a350 ulr has the same business class layout as the other a350s in the Singapore Fleet one two1 but not staggered each seat has direct aisle access and is incredibly [Music] wide wow this is one huge business class cabin and I'm right at the back this is one of my favorite business class seats in the world Singapore Airlines has been through a lot but I still think think it's a worldclass airline and any flight with them is well worth looking forward to especially when it's as special as this one if you do find yourself in the middle and you're flying on your own don't worry there is a partition that will pop up between the seats if you so wish every seat has a pretty good amount of privacy considering there are no closing door Suites on this aircraft premium economy is located directly behind my business class cabin and is in a 242 configuration for most of its length there are solo seats with no neighbor at the very back of the cabin or you might want to get these unlimited leg room bulkhead seats so do you want to know what's really rare about this business class cabin it's so big you're actually behind the wing in the last [Music] row during texting take off and Landing to L bring the two ends of the seat Bel together and here's to the next 10,000 miles [Music] [Music] for for [Music] [Music] [Music] we've departed on time and it's time to SN watches New York has just ticked over to today and it's just gone midnight there this 12-hour time difference is quite convenient isn't [Music] it these seats have one floor which bothers a lot of people we'll come to that later but otherwise I think there's very little to complain about they are extremely comfortable with plenty of storage even for your boots [Music] the TV screen tilts downward a little to accommodate your view if you're reclining and the seat controls are all well placed and not in areas where you risk accidentally triggering [Music] [Music] them the seats also look Fant fantastic Singapore is a really classy Airline the downside to these seats are the offset ottoman footrest areas many people find those uncomfortable but I manage fine by putting a pillow into the corner of the seat the diagonal Arrangement also results in a slightly longer sleeping position too the bulkhead seats are highly coveted because of this they have a much larger footrest area that also extends in front of the seat and therefore you don't have to sit Diagon ly if you don't want to as you can expect these are the first ones to be selected and I wasn't one of the lucky [Music] ones my first drinks order was taken before departure and I got a gin and tonic it's just about time to settle in and see what the culinary offer is like on this [Laughter] [Music] flight as well as an extensive drinks list Singapore makes their food menu available on the inflight Wi-Fi with book The Cook the first two meals can be specially catered the pre-landing snack cannot be pre-ordered and you have to order off the menu importantly remember book The Cook only includes main courses so your starters and dessert will be from the inflight menu whatever meal you're having on board book The Cook is an amazing service and it categorizes all of your choices by the geographic origin of the dishes you might not have noticed but on the first leg I chose an Indian dish and for the two meals I've got on this flight I've gone for a Singaporean and Japanese dish to coincide with departure from Singapore and our Transit over [Music] Japan one of the preconceptions I had about the service before getting on this flight was that it might take a long time it's a really big business cabin here on the 350 ulr and there are a lot of people to serve so sitting in the last row I thought it might take forever um but actually they've served the last row first [Music] the food on Singapore Airlines never fails to impress the starter of hot smoked salmon salad was followed by a delicious Singapore Airlines special dish Key's wanton me noodle dish with charu pork I'm avoiding anything too heavy on this flight as my strategy is to stay up pretty late to saave off my body clock we'll see how well that strategy Works a bit later [Music] and can we also get a thumbs up for the fact that Singapore Airlines uses a proper desert trolley to serve its desserts wow what a selection business class passengers get complimentary Wi-Fi a real Boon for this 18-hour stint across the Pacific and very useful for tracking yourself and other traffic on flight radar if you're a geek like me if you've been very eiz you'll have noticed earlier the flight projection map on the inflight entertainment assumed a route over Russia that's because it is the shortest route over the North Pole at 9,531 Mi but a combination of avoiding Russian airspace favorable winds and choice of diversionary airfields means this flight heads over the Pacific towards Alaska stretching the flying distance to over 10,000 MI as far as entertainment goes Singapore provides great noise cancelling headphones and there is a real slew of content on the entertainment console even at 18 hours long this flight will probably not see you exhaust everything you'd want to watch although I still don't get how even in 2024 every single Airline somehow has Big Bang Theory on their entertainment schedule but each into their own it's not like I was watching anything recently made either it's just hit home just how insanely long this flight is I've had my lunch already which was delicious watched three episodes of The Office fell asleep had a nap for half an hour to tired me over to my proper sleep a woken up and there's still 14 hours to go 14 hours until we get to our destination and that's longer than any flight I've ever been on before it's just [Music] [Music] insane Singapore Airlines is relatively unusual in that it doesn't issue amenity kit to passengers even in business class instead toiletries are located in the bathrooms like razors shaving cream toothbrush and wet wipe napkins this eliminates a lot of waste because I've got no idea how many old unused amenity kits I've got clogging up my wardrobe at home but let me know what you think of that policy in the comments below this flight might be 18 hours long but only about an hour of it is in full Darkness thanks to our latitude and the way we skirt the Nightfall at such Northern reaches I do recommend you regulate when you look at the sun it'll remind your body that you're supposed to still be awake and be sure to enforce Darkness on yourself when you want to [Music] sleep as an aside isn't inflight Wi-Fi just absolutely Magic by chance I picked up this Boeing 787-8 of zip air heading towards Bangkok and if you're interested in that Japanese Budget Airline I've got a video review of them on the channel the link in the description below but for now we're back on board Singapore Airlines and it's time to get a snack the coffee on board is fantastic and the crew were really happy to bring me one of the old fruit desserts a spare one left over from the first meal service which you'll have seen on the dessert trolley here's one thing I definitely found surprising when researching this flight Singapore Airlines doesn't provide any pajamas at all on any of its flights not even this one so I definitely recommend bringing your own pajamas don't be tempted to sleep in your clothes you will feel a lot fresher and a lot more human for it I promise I did spot quite a few people who seemed perfectly happy sleeping in their clothes and I just couldn't do it if you're ever lucky enough to fly Singapore Airlines in business class you have to order one of these it's a Singapore Sling it's over a 100 years old and it's a bit of a Singapore institution and the best bit is it's [Music] delicious we're now approaching the main meal service and an Amo bu of chicken sé is served we're now approaching the international dat line I don't get to cross it very often and it definitely feels like an event and for me it's time to set a timer I want to be awake in 6 hours that by the way is the length of the average JFK to London flight so we've still got quite a long way to go it's well worth remarking on just how good the service was on board the catering service is incredibly complicated there are so many choices to choose from and of course there are about 50 book The Cook options and they're all prepared in small galleys like these I am blown away by just how organized the service was on board and on top of that the presentation and taste of the food was absolutely first class some of the best food I've ever had in business class at 40,000 ft this unagi Don Buri came with a small amount of Wasabi to sprinkle over the top to give the dish a bit of extra kick and the masap pony cream cake was absolutely fantastic however one more tip for you I'm afraid if you want a good night sleep and not to be too jetlagged you shouldn't drink too much sorry but it's true good night or perhaps good morning [Music] I wake up in time to try the Fishbowl soup which is the pre-landing snack served on Singapore Airlines route to JFK this was absolutely delicious and to be fair I really did need the coffee to give me a good kick up the backside it's been a very long flight so good morning or perhaps good afternoon we are just over the American Canadian border between Michigan and Ontario we've got about an hour and a half still to run I've got myself a little snack in front of me and I've been very comfortable on this flight we are now 16 hours in and it really does not feel like 16 hours especially after that sleep I've just had the real test of course is how I feel tomorrow and I'll let you know in the conclusions how this flight has affected my body clock but for now I'm just going to enjoy the last 90 minutes of this epic epic flight this is the longest flight in the world and I've just about got through it thanks to some incredible service a wonderful seat and bed on board Singapore Airlines and a bit of research and forethought we're now descending into New York JFK [Music] [Music] and here we are over 10,000 M and 18 hours on American soil and a big tick in the box for me this was one incredible flight and one worthy of any avgeeks attention if you can spare the time and money remember those top tips of mine and maybe you will think of incorporating them if you take this flight yourself do your research build in an overnight connection dress for Comfort think about your meal times and time zones don't drink too much alcohol but still have fun use the sun to help you stay awake or sleep as you need and bring your own pajamas and if you've got any tips of your own for Long Haul flying please leave them in the comments below and if you want to know how I got on in New York well I was asleep by midnight and up at 6:00 a.m. the next day so I like to think my strategy worked but as for now it's time for me to say goodbye and I will see you in the next video thanks for sticking with this one and it's bye for now

Channel: Wingin’ It! Paul Lucas

Views: 67,435

Keywords: longest flight, flight review, worlds longest flight, singapore airlines, longest flights in the world, longest flight in the world, longest flight in the world first class, longest flights, a350, a350-900ulr business class, singapore a350-900ulr, sq24 business class, sq24 takeoff, sq24 premium economy, singapore airlines business class, singapore airlines business class a350, paul lucas, paul lucas wingin it, longest flight journey in the world, worlds longest flight secrets

Id: ezOuIf5U4Gk

Length: 27min 17sec (1637 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 14 2024