From October 11, 2018, passengers on Singapore Airlines’ newest aircraft, the Airbus A350-900 ULR – on its Ultra Long-Range airline – will give you the chance to take a record-breaking, world-wide flight that can once more connect two major metropolises.
The recent flights will initially operate 3 times weekly from Singapore to Newark Liberty International Airport, with each day flights commencing on October 18 when the second Airbus A350-900 enters service.
On September 22, the airline took delivery of Airbus’ newest wide-body aircraft, the A350-900 ULR. It has 22 A350-900 aircraft in its fleet and has an order for an additional 45, including six more ULRs, CNN Journey reports.
The ULR will give you the chance to fly a unprecedented distance of 18,160 miles, a rise of over 2,800 miles in comparison with the usual A350. This signifies that Singapore Airlines will regain its travel crown: operating the world’s longest non-stop air route.
But how will passengers comfortably fly – or perhaps endure – a flight lasting the higher a part of a full day?
That’s three hours longer than Qantas Airlines flight 787 from Perth to London
“The A350 is a simple structure, designed for long-haul flights,” says Florent Petteni, Airbus A350 interior marketing director CNN Journey.
More space
Forget about economy class. The Airbus plane that can fly on this route carries a maximum of 161 passengers in comparison with 253 on the plane existing A350-900s, Bloomberg reports. This means more room with 67 lie-flat seats in a 1-2-1 configuration for business class and 94 seats in premium economy in a mostly 2-4-2 configuration within the rear.
The plane may also have high ceilings, sophisticated LED lighting, near-vertical side partitions and low noise levels to cut back jet lag.
Overcoming Jet Lag
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WiFi
For Internet-addicted travelers who worry about being isolated for nearly your complete day, the flight offers Wi-Fi for a fee. For a business class ticket, 30 megabytes of information is free. Just an additional 20MB sufficiently per hour on Facebook costs $6, and bigger packages offer as much as 200 MB for $28.
Full tanks
Airbus modified the fuel system of the usual A350-900 and pumped 17 percent more kerosene into the wing tanks. The plane can now hold roughly 43,590 gallons of fuel.
