Singapore Airlines Loses its Crown of Longest Flight in the World

Will Xiamen Air Operate The World's Longest Flight, At 19hr20min?

If current schedule filings are to be believed, SkyTeam member Xiamen Air will soon be operating the world’s longest duration flight. However, I suspect there’s more to this story…Xiamen Air’s 19hr20min New York to Fuzhou flightXiamen Air currently operates a twice weekly flight between New York (JFK) and Fuzhou (FOC) with a Boeing 787-9. This route has most recently been operating since 2024, and prior to that, the flight operated from 2017 unt…

Singapore Airlines Loses its Crown of Longest Flight in the World

"Singapore Airlines Loses its Crown of Longest Flight in the World Xiamen Air’s JFK–Fuzhou flights operate on Mondays and Fridays, departing New York at 12:55 and landing in Fuzhou at 21:15 the following day." "Xiamen Air (MF) has overtaken Singapore Airlines (SQ) as the operator of the longest nonstop passenger flight in the world. The carrier’s service from New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) i…

Xiamen Air Dethrones Singapore Airlines With World’s Longest Flight

SINGAPORE — In a development that reshapes the record books of long-haul aviation, Xiamen Air has claimed the title for operating the world’s longest nonstop passenger flight, surpassing Singapore Airlines’ famed ultra-long-haul routes. The Chinese carrier’s service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) clocks in at a staggering 19 hours and 20 minutes — ten minutes longer than …