Lots of travelers choose overnights for long-haul flights, under the notion they can sleep most – if not all – of the journey. However, sleeping plans might not be enough to fill the time on Singapore Airlines’s Singapore to New York City flight.
The Star Alliance member airline has one of the most famous routes in the sky, and at just under 19 hours, Singapore Airlines boasts the world’s longest flight. With five cabins, multiple meal services, and more onboard, the world’s longest flight is unlike any other.
Cabin Selections
The 19-hour flight, from Changi International Airport in Singapore to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, offers five cabins for passengers to choose from: economy, premium economy, business class, first class, and Singapore’s signature suites.
Economy is the lowest-cost option on the plane, while premium economy offers more space and more reclining. Business class offers lie-flat seats with additional privacy in mini pod-style seats, while first class offers larger pod-style seats and even more space. A suite, on the other hand, is just the way it sounds: a fully private room-like space with a chair, television, space to move around, and a bed. Prices for the flight range from a few hundred dollars in economy class to upwards of $10,000 or more for a suite.
Meal Service
Singapore Airlines is well-known for its meal service and in-flight food. According to the airline’s website, each cabin receives multiple meals, including lunch, dinner, and one – or more, depending on the cabin – “light bites” known as delectables.
For example, on one flight in premium economy, lunch includes a salad with smoked chicken, an appetizer with a choice of grilled chicken, seafood rice noodles, or paneer as the main course, alongside a roll and ice cream for dessert. The premium cabin includes two light-bite meals, like a roasted chicken sandwich, assorted muffins, flavored popcorn, or cheese pizza. Dinner in the cabin consists of a prawn salad appetizer with fish fillet, grilled fish cake, or a veggie entree as the main course. A mango dessert follows it.
In-flight amenities
Each passenger on the world’s longest flight, regardless of cabin, can access free Wi-Fi and in-flight entertainment on the seat-back screens. Seatbacks include games, seat-to-seat messaging, music, television shows, films, and more.
Passengers also receive amenity kits that include a sleeping mask, skincare, and other products based on cabin selection. Business, first, and suite cabins can also receive pajamas and slippers during the flight.
Passengers may also move about their selected cabin during the flight to stretch their legs — as long as the “seatbelt sign” is off.