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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 plane takes off at Changi Airport in Singapore. Edgar Su / Reuters
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 plane takes off at Changi Airport in Singapore. Edgar Su / Reuters
New world's longest flight: Singapore Airlines to fly direct to New York
At 16,700 kilometres, passengers will have plenty of time to sit back and relax