Cathay plans world's longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace

It intends to reroute its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific and avoid Russian airspace, with the flight path covering "just under 9,000 nautical miles" (10,357 miles) — or 16,668 km — in 16 to 17 hours;

It will surpass a Singapore Airlines flight travelling from Singapore to New York, which flies a shorter distance in a longer time — about 15,343 km (9,534 miles) in 18 hours.

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