Singapore Airlines will be reclaiming the title of having the longest flight in the world this fall with the relaunch of non-stop flights between Singapore and New York.

Starting October 11, the Singapore Airlines will start flights between Singapore and Newark Liberty Airport. The flights will take approximately 19-hours and cover around 9941 miles (16,000 kilometers). The service will take the title of the longest flight in the world, which is currently held by Qatar Airways with its Doha-Auckland service. The distance of the Doha-Auckland route is around 9027 miles (14,529 kilometers).

The new service will use the new Airbus A350-900ULRs, with 67 Business Class seats and 94 Premium Economy Class seats. It will operate three times a week to start, and daily once Singapore Airlines receives more of the longer range A350s.

Singapore Airlines operated the route in the early 2010s until 2013, using Airbus A340-500s. Among the reasons the flights were ended include high fuel costs, despite the route being popular with travelers.

The addition of flights to Newark will be lone non-stop service between the two cities. Singapore Airlines also operates flights to New York's JFK Airport, which makes a stop in Frankfurt, Germany along the way.

“Singapore Airlines has always taken pride in pushing the boundaries to provide the best possible travel convenience for our customers, and we are pleased to be leading the way with these new non-stop flights using the latest-technology, ultra-long-range Airbus A350-900ULR,” said Singapore Airlines’ CEO, Mr Goh Choon Phong.

It will also be the fourth non-stop service between Singapore to North America, along with Singapore's own flights to San Francisco, and Star Alliance partner United's separate flights to both San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In the statement, Singapore Airlines has also expressed its plans to start non-stop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles using the A350s. The launch of that service will be announced at a later date.

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