Plans for world’s longest passenger flight
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Cathay Pacific Airways is planning to reroute its New York-Hong Kong service to avoid Russian skies, in what would be the world’s longest commercial passenger flight by distance

AIRBUS A350: Ultra-long-haul airliner. Range: Up to 18,000km 

Winglets: Reduce aerodynamic drag
Engines: Two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 turbofans. Cruising speed: 950km/h

Passengers
Up to 480 (single class), 300-410 (three-class capacity)

Common  route Flight over Arctic and through Russian airspace 
Time: 15 hours 
Distance: 12,990km

Many Asian airlines are avoiding Russia due to conflict in Ukraine

Planned rerouted flight Will overfly Atlantic Ocean, Europe and central Asia 
Time: 16-17 hours 
Distance: 16,618km

Cathay seeking overflight permits to operate new service

New York
Hong Kong
Russia
Atlantic Ocean
U.S.
Pacific Ocean
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LONGEST FLIGHTS
Distances in km 

Current routes
Planned routes
Suspended routes 

New York JFK  16,618 Hong Kong
Singapore 15,349 New York JFK
Singapore 15,345 Newark 
Doha 14,535 Auckland
Melbourne 14,472 Dallas
Auckland 14,207 New York JFK
Dubai  14,200 Auckland
Singapore 14,114 Los Angeles
Bangalore 14,004 San Francisco
Darwin 13,873 London Heathrow

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Sources: Airbus, Bloomberg