Longest non-stop scheduled commercial flight by distance-Dubai to New Zealand

[Lucius]

An Emirates Airbus A380 jet has made what is believed to be the current longest non-stop scheduled commercial flight by distance.The plane covered about 14,200km (8,824 miles) when it touched down in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday.It was expected to be the world's longest non-stop commercial flight by duration as well, but landed too early.
Excellent news for those who prefer direct flights,and new one from Dubai to Panama is planed
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35710969

[countryfree]

I couldn't do it!

16,5 hours sitting in a plane, I would go crazy. I need to move, to stand, to walk and to do things. And how comfortable are the seats? If there's a crying baby sitting in front of me, will I be allowed to silence him any way I want? Does the plane include sockets so you can use your own laptop and tablet? What about a bar? A swimming-pool? A tennis court?

[gentlemand]

It's modern miracle that such journeys are possible but a flight of that magnitude would probably destroy the joy of the holiday. I'd be dreading the journey home. It really is time we were put in body bags and sedated.

[criptix]

My record is a 12 hour direct flight... and all i can say is better buy first class

[Neptunium]

That's pretty cool, longest direct flight I've been on was Moscow to New York which was around 10-11 hours. New York to Moscow is only 8 hours though.

You do start feeling very tired by the end of long flights. You can't even hear the loud engine noise after a few hours.

[magnific61]

My the longest distance flight was from Moscow-Istanbul- Abu Dhabi-Johannesburg. It was a transfer flight.
2 hours from Moscow to Istanbul
5.5 hours Istanbul to Abu Dhabi
6 hours Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg.

[Fortify]

What's even more crazy is the record for the longest regular commercial flight was 18 and a half hours - Newark to Singapore, it was shut down (since 2013) but is expected to start up again around 2018. It must certainly be a prestigious route for any pilot to fly. Must be a tough experience in economy class.

[Lucius]

I couldn't do it!

16,5 hours sitting in a plane, I would go crazy. I need to move, to stand, to walk and to do things. And how comfortable are the seats? If there's a crying baby sitting in front of me, will I be allowed to silence him any way I want? Does the plane include sockets so you can use your own laptop and tablet? What about a bar? A swimming-pool? A tennis court?

I would definitely try and hope that I would survive without the pool and tennis court,but pretty stewardesses would certainly make sure the bar is open all the time

What's even more crazy is the record for the longest regular commercial flight was 18 and a half hours - Newark to Singapore, it was shut down (since 2013) but is expected to start up again around 2018. It must certainly be a prestigious route for any pilot to fly. Must be a tough experience in economy class.

I did not know of this information, but for this it would be good to have some sort of mini hibernation.Go to sleep and wake up at the other end of the world or at the bottom of the ocean.Somehow it seems to me that the longer the flight is,the greater is the chance of an accident.