A Closer Look at The World's Longest Route "Ultra-Long-Haul" 2024!
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00:00 Intro
00:28 History
04:52 The world’s longest route Ultra-Long-Haul 2024
09:12 The status and challenges
10:46 The plan in the future
12:03 Concluding
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A Closer Look at The World's Longest Route "Ultra-Long-Haul" 2024!
The World's Longest Route 'Ultra-Long-Haul' has always been a hot topic and has captured people's attention worldwide. Especially with the long flights lasting 16 to 20 hours in a single journey. Many records for long flights have been broken. In today's episode, let's take a close look at the changes and upgrades to the world's longest routes in 20 24 and explore the amazing experiences they promise for the future. Let’s dive in!
A Closer Look at The World's Longest Route "Ultra-Long-Haul" 2024!
Before we delve into the world’s longest route 'Ultra-long-haul' in 20 24, let’s take a look at the evolution, in other words, the history of the world’s longest 'Ultra-long-haul' routes to see what it has achieved over time!
'Ultra-long-haul' routes are those that are over 12,000 kilometers (approximately 7,500 miles) in length, sometimes extending to over 15,000 kilometers (approximately 9,300 miles) one way. These are distances that aircraft must fly over very long durations, typically ranging from 16 to 20 hours in the air. Over time, only 5 airlines have held the record for operating the longest 'Ultra-long-haul' routes. Singapore Airlines, a member of the Southeast Asian Star Alliance, held this title for 16 out of the 27 years recorded! Over the past decade, the title of the world’s longest 'Ultra-long-haul' route has belonged to wide-body four-engine aircraft.
A Closer Look at The World's Longest Route "Ultra-Long-Haul" 2024!
Initially, South African Airways operated a route between JFK Airport in New York and O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg (JNB), covering a distance of 6925 nautical miles or 12,825 kilometers. However, in 2000, the airline surpassed its own record by extending the route an additional 400 nautical miles to Atlanta, creating a total route length of 7330 nautical miles or 13,757 kilometers.
In 2004, Singapore Airlines launched Airbus A3 40 flights between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in New York and Singapore.

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