What it's REALLY like to fly the world’s LONGEST flight (18+ hours! 😮) 

One of the few things I still enjoy when flying is not having online access. I really dread the day when calls become possible

Respect for not messing about with the takeoff footage, other RU-vidrs often play music over it or speed it up. I think they forget their target audience is AV geeks 😂

Great video. Additional info: 1. Wi-Fi is now free for all Krisflyer members regardless of class of travel as long as the number is on the boarding pass. But even if you forget to include it, you can simply ask the crew for a code and they'll happily provide it. 2. Amenity kits are available upon request. The pouches come in 3 different colours as far as I know.

My wife and I did this flight in 2004 in the Airbus A340 ER. Watching this really took us back. We could only afford Premium Economy so neither of us got any real sleep and it took days to get over the jet lag. But wow, what an amazing flight. We flew from Singapore on a similar route to you but came back right over the Nth Pole. Well, within 200 miles of it.

Ten years ago, we flew Singapore Business Class from Houston to Singapore back when they had a fuel stop in Moscow - they now stop in Manchester. The return trip took about 25 hours, and the absolute worst part was the 90 minute layover in Moscow. The seats were comfortable, and the food and service were outstanding.

Great video Paul. Have done SYD-YVR too many time to count and in every class and I would agree with most of your advice in getting through a long haul flight (though my longest is 16 hours not 18). I would add 1) avoid caffeine (coffee, tea or coke) until you are about to land / wake up 2) pack something to knock you out - even just come cold and flu tablets 3) invest in some decent noise cancelling headphones and listen to ambient / white noise when trying to sleep 4) if you are flying economy, make sure you bring your own neck pillow, eye mask and some snacks and 5) lastly, never skip a meal!

I've done the opposite direction in Premium Economy, and with favorable winds it was "only" 17.5 hours. The service was excellent, and I was able to sleep as much as I wanted, due to the excellent recline and comfortable seats. (I can't imagine a flight of this length in regular economy.) I should note, though, that I find the PE seats on EVA a lot more comfortable, so the next time I do this flight, if it is in PE, it will be in EVA with a transfer in Taipei. But still, a very good flight, and minimal jet lag even in PE.

One of your very best reviews Paul, thoroughly enjoyed it with some great tips and having flown Singapore Airlines before and their service and attention to detail is second to none.

Having flown Singapore Airlines in Business Class on the A380, 777 and A350, I can attest to the amazing service, quality of everything you encounter and that having a lie flat bed is the total game changer. I've done lots of long haul in Economy (LHR - AMS - BKK - SYD in one go for example or AKL - LAX, LHR - SFO, LHR - HKG) and it's brutal. Hence for my last long haul I decided to push the boat out for business class. It was worth every penny and more. In fact it made my trip so utterly amazing that the getting there and back is one of the highlights, rather than 'endurance to be born'. My book the cook favorite is Lobster Thermidor - absolutely bloody marvellous washed down with Chablis. Also Singapore Airlines Singapore Sling is delicious. I'm envious of you doing this trip - not for the getting to New York but getting to spend 18 hours in SQ J class!

I flew that same flight (sort of) a few weeks ago. A few miles shorter to Newark. I also sat in the same seat, 29A. Singapore Airlines will always be my first choice airlines when flying

I flew from Atlanta to Perth Australia & it took me 34 hours with layovers in Los Angeles & Sydney. Took me 3 days to feel somewhat normal.

Another great video, thanks! My longest flight was Doha - San Francisco on Qatar, 16 hours wheels up to touchdown. Economy aisle seat center section, middle seat empty. Loved the whole experience!

Business Class provides the potential for hours of reasonable sleep…the true review of this challenging flight is to travel Premium Economy.

Well done Paul, another great trip video, and loving the shirt on first flight! Thanks for showing most of the 2nd takeoff, most RU-vidrs seem to crop these out, but I like a good takeoff - so long as I can hear the engines (hint, hint)

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having TBBT or Young Sheldon on the entertainment system. It's still a good show to pass the time. BTW...I love getting amenity kit bags. I repurpose them for other uses. My favorite was Lufthansa's Porsche designed bag.

Great video! One other note about Book The Cook is that you can also pre-order the meals on the main in-flight menu in case you want those.

WOW! What an immersive video of a wonderful journey. I see SQ 21 take off from Newark at around 10 AM flying over my house in New Jersey all the the time. Definitely on my bucket list. Thanks Paul

I think in Business, the length of the flight is less important. I've done 14 hours (AUH-SYD and back) and loved it. I can imagine it gets to a point where boredom sets in. 18 hours in PE....that would be painful. The price from Delhi was somewhat incredible! Great video and some very good tips.

Paul great vid, as always. I will presume it was just coincidence, however a sanitary napkin (that you showed) is used in a very different place and for a very different thing than a "wet wipe napkin"...LOL

Would love to see this trip in premium economy

Thank you for taking us along on this mega miles flight! Your posts are always well thought out and a joy to experience. As I'm retired now I prefer to slow paced short hops from SE Asia [in first or business of course] and enjoy overnight stays in BKK, HKG, NRT... then back through HNL... savoring the experiences and the lounges. Have a G&T for me... and for the fun of flying🤠🤠🤠

Great vlog as always! In Michael Pailin Around the world in 80 days the skipper said: dont expect the things that happened to you today to happend to you tomorrow as well! Lol! Keep up the good work. Be safe! The future is no IFE, free wifi. Just like Zip air! I never use the kits you get onboard anyway.

Congratulations, Paul. Well-planned, well-conducted and well-enjoyed video. Loved it!!!

Wonderful video Paul. Thoroughly informative and entertaining narration - great job. I gotta get myself to Singapore

WOW! 🤩 🤯 Simply the only thing I can say! What a MAGNIFICENT video Paul!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this one and I hope to fly Singapore Airlines someday, especially on this route “The World’s Longest Flight” ✈️ What a stunning sunrise view over Japan as well, also, at 25:10 you flew over Oshkosh Wisconsin where I will be in a few days for EAA Airventure 2024 and also you overflew my home state of Michigan!😂 I often see this flight from Singapore heading to New York and it just further wet my appetite to try it someday especially on the GORGEOUS Singapore 🇸🇬 Airbus A350-900ULR! 😅 I also loved the Clair De Lune song played at 24:00 onward very fitting for such a luxurious yet somehow calm and tranquil 10,000 mile flight! Cheers mate! 🥂 Caleb’s Aviation P.S. A tip of mine for long-haul flying, especially such a long-haul flight is simply to be prepared, doing things such as staying well hydrated, getting up to walk around throughout the plane, even in the air and making sure to look out the window and not just stared to TV for hours on end, there’s nothing worse for jet lag than an eye strain induced headache! 🤕

2:30 that's what annoyed me the most about doing london to Perth with qantas because they locked the windows to maximum darkness until 20 minutes to go because they believed the opposite

Wow Paul, this was incredibly well done!!!

Nice video! I'm doing JFK to Singapore next year, can't wait :D

can remember when you hit 100,000 subscribers, and you were going to do this full time. keep making these great videos, and thro in some more trains too.

Flown quit a few times with SIA (AMS-SIN v.v.) with B772/773 and A350, and once from Ney York- to SIN with A340-500. All flights business class! I can write a book of my experiences witj SIA, but I can keep it very short......absolutely first class TOP airline. Food, service crew EVERYTHING! And Changi is indeed a world on its own!

Was in Singapore in 2016. The 1970s carpets are a joy.

Great flight and great tips for someone who want to flight long distance like this.

This trip reminded me of your 2018 Cathay Pacific flight during your trip around the world.

SQ actually does offer an amenity kit granted its on request. Although it only contains and couple hand lotions

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Your best one yet…

Just used AIRALO for first time in Turkey. Got it me me and my daughter, highly recommended and easy to use.

It's definitely a bucket list flight! Loved your t-shirt in India !

I have flown Singapore airlines to Singapore in the 747 jumbo jet ✈️ when it was king of the skies in business class I consider myself so lucky to have done so 🤗

The carpets are actually done to reduce noise of luggage wheels and to provide a luxurious experience to tourists transiting through the airport.

Fantastic video and great tips. Thank you. This encouraged me to plan for this option for my next trip from India to the US.

See it as a "warm up" Paul for when Qantas bring in their 20 hour flights soon!

Amazing in-flight review. 👍

I will be doing a Kolkata to Singapore to Seattle SQ flight in business class and I am psyched. Thank you for sharing such a lovely video with so much description and information. I wish I could literally give you a hug for being such an avid geek. Peace

Want a Challenge? Fly Qatar, Auckland to Doha, cattle class sitting on a broken seat. The seat cushion supports were broken and the seat wouldn’t recline but the person’s seat, in front of me, did. Couldn’t watch the screen as it was eight inches away from my face. Wife’s seat could recline but wouldn’t come upright when required. There were five other seats in our section which were the same, couldn’t be brought upright. Crew were nice enough but the food was ???

Excellent video, very enjoyable.

I like that the carpet is still the same at Singapore Changi Airport after all these years. It gives a sense of familiarity.

I did this flight in premium economy, opting to leave Singapore at night and arriving Newark in the morning. An amazing experience even in premium economy. I do agree that amenity kits are a waste, but it's still nice to get one on a flight, especially well-stocked ones.

Using the sun to help you can be challenging when you are on a US domestic flight. My last trip before COVID, my return home, was from FLL - ATL (short stop for me) - LAX ( with about a 4-hour stop over) - SYD. I barely had time to use the Delta Lounge in ATL. Fortunately, Virgin Australia passengers use the Emirates Lounge. (I so much miss VA on that route. They were the best airline on that route, IMHO). I was in Business on the VA flight, so I was in domestic First Class on Delta. On the longish sector from ATL - LAX, which was a narrow-bodied Jet. I had worked out when I needed to sleep, doze and eat (although I the great food at VA, I failed there😅). This also meant I needed periods with light, FLL - LAX. Even on domestic flights, DL darkens the cabin. I had a window seat on the left side. So I opened my blind. I forgot to check, so I asked my neighbour if that was OK and having any impact on his TV. All good from his side. A lady across the aisle, in the aisle, seat kept singling for me to close my blind. Checking where the light was going, I noticed no impact on their screens or seats, so I quietly told her I needed to have it open to see daylight as part of my body clock management. She was having none of that and called for the Purser/Senior FA and complained to her and demanded that I be told to shut my blind. The FA went up the galley for a minute and then came down to me, asking if I would shut my blind as the woman on the other side was not coping with the light. I told her about my trip, and in managing my body, I wanted the blinds open to have constant daylight. She completely understood and fed that back to the woman who was getting angry. The FA came back to me and asked if there was some compromise, and she suggested that I close the blind at least half way down, and even lower if possible. I agreed to that, but the woman was still not happy. The FA told her that is going to become outfor the rest of the flight. I can’t remember what it was in our seat pocket, something about A3 size laminated (not the safety card). So, for the rest of the trip, she held the card at shoulder height. She regularly glared at me seriously. She was still miserable even when, not long after agreeing with the FA to do the best I was comfortable with, I had the window open by less than a quarter so I could see the ground or clouds from my seat. I must admit I did have some naughty thoughts about how her arm would be at the end of the trip. Paul and others, do you have any suggestions if I am caught with a ‘Karen’ again? I must admit I hate the airlines wanting all the windows closed during the daytime.

Sydney Australia to London is a 22hr 30 min flight.

Great video, Paul, love the content, keep up the good work 😃

Taking this flight in a few months. and love love LOVE flying on SQ

The white (now gray), blue, and peach carpet in Changi T2 is new, post-renovation, and it looks really strange when juxtaposed against the multi-shade browns and pink (and dirt hiding pattern) of the old carpet in the areas which are still being upgraded. Even worse, the new carpet is really good at showing the wheel tracks from cabin bags and luggage carts. Someone did a fantastically bad job of picking out the new pattern. Also, what is the app that you use for the scriptwriting? It looked really organized in the clip!

Love it paul and for the original world's longest flight that was SQ22/21 SIN-EWR which is basically the same service as this one. NYC Bound Daytime arrival and Departure on that one. I've asked an American traveller married to a Filipina about that flight with his answer being he's going to book it over SQ rival PR126/127 at all times

Now imagine that trip in economy! That room rate wasn’t that bad considering it included a meal. I had bad jet lag just returning to Miami from London a few weeks ago, I can’t imagine a flight that long. It was delayed three hours, so it made the trip a bit longer. An expat in Florida.

We did LHR to PER in 2020 - think thats Qantas' longest flight - scheduled 17 hours - it helped being in business class. The hours seemed to zoom by, and they do supply PJs for the flight.

Fantastic. Couldn't help but think of my trip of 18.5 hs on what was National Express longest coach service (Edinburgh to Penzance) some years ago. I was wrecked at the end of it 😂

I just came home from a 15+ hour flight from NYC to Hong Kong (plus a 3+ hour flight from Hong Kong to Chengdu, China) and 16+ hour flight back from Hong Kong to NYC (3+ hour fright from Chengdu to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific and Air China. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I think I can do an 18+ hour flight now.

Just some info on the carpets. They are in the process of being replaced section by section. The brown ones are the old ones. Terminal 2 just underwent recent renovations.

You can get a Penhaligon amenity kit on Singapore Airlines business class if you ask for it. We did on our last flight from London to Singapore last year. We are going again next month,so will see if anything has changed.

As someone who travels in a wheelchair I don't appreciate any carpets, even if they looked nice.

Great review Paul!

Should do these reviews in economy, since thats the biggest group of clients. Its easy to sit in business class and say its “survivable” .. maybe next video??

Great video thanks! I’m doing the slightly shorter version of this in October…almost 17 1/2 hours LAX to SIN (with return) on Singapore Airlines. Though I’ll be spending a few days in Singapore…bookending a journey to Bhutan.

Definitely a wacky and outlandish experience you should try once in a lifetime.

Hi Paul first time watching your channel. Regarding your question on amenity kit on SQ business class, you can actually request for it if your flight is more than 6 hours. SQ stopped giving Business Class passengers amenity kits to cut wastage. But they are not going to deprive you of a kit if you need it - you just need to ask. Thanks for taking us on your journey. Good video work you have there.

That takeoff reminded me of the looooong A340 take off’s in hot weather.

This flight is on my bucket list...

I did this similar route on business class. But mine was slightly longer. Flew mumbai to delhi. Took the singapore airlines flight to singapore. Stayed in singapore transit. Did the long leg to new York. Then drove from ny to toronto

I once flew from Kuala Lumpur to London Stansted on Air Asia, should have taken 13.5 hours, left the gate and had a mechanical problem,4 hours on the Tarmac and had head winds,18 hours later arrived, no in flight entertainment and had to pay for your food, have had a few other flights in economy like this. This flight was a walk in the Park.

I think this would have been a good opportunity to upload your longest RU-vid video ever to go along with the longest flight. Great video as always 👍🏻

Amenity kits are usually a waste. Well done SQ for doing away with them!

You are 100% correct regarding the service, the food, the IFE, where I cannot agree is with the seat. Last year I had 3 SFO-SIN-DPS-SIN-SFO flights book with SQ, after the 2nd on I cancelled the ticket and went with QR. The simple reason is, I am 6'3 and I have these strange things called feet. Sitting slightly diagonally in the seat wasn't really an issue, however my US size 13 feet just did not fit into those tiny cubby holes. In that regards the the seat on the 787-1 is far superior.

Great review. I'm a lifetime QANTAS Gold Frequent Flyer. Would love to see the upcoming Project Sunrise flights for Sydney Direct New York when they happen (or Sydney Direct London - they already have Perth direct London)

I am still not a fan of those flip down seats, I’ve taken that 18-hr flight a handful of times and I miss power seats that recline up/down and are not angled. Have done PE on this flight in the first row as well and that was actually pretty good and v good value since this flights main feature is getting there in one flight vs two. Please update the seats SQ! 🙏

There must be a lot of people forget their things in these storages. 😂

I hope i can do this trip one day. Sounds exciting. ❤

I’ve done it Newark to Singapore and return about 5 times. Can get boring at times but overall it’s Not that bad.

Check out the QANTAS route Perth to London.

Amazing trip, Paul. The food looked incredible. I assume they must carry a significant number of crew due to the distance (pilots and cabin crew can’t do 16 hours in one go, surely?) I think the no amenity kit isn’t a bad idea as it saves on wastage.

The carpets have been like that forever (I think they were the same in the 80s when i lived there).

Don’t think I could handle such a long flight.

The longest flight I've done is 14+ in prem economy (Air NZ). I struggle with aircraft seats but we couldn't afford the extra thousands for business class. No sleep made it a very long flight! Not sure I could do a longer trip unless I had an opportunity to lie flat...

for me one of the meals would be the lobster thermidor from book the cook

I bet you were secretly wishing you were on Scoot Biz.

Next time try it in economy in a middle seat. That would be impressive. I have done the LAX to NRT flight on SIA A350-900 ULR many times in both premium eocnomy and economy. Both times it was not easy.

Thank you Paul!

Singapore airlines actually provides amenity kit but you need to request

Thank you for the very nice video!

Normally it really bugs me when people say things like, "Why do you always fly in business class blah blah blah..?" I know that's not true, and I also know the reasons for doing it when you do it. This is the one exception for me. If you are selling this story on the ridiculous 18-hr duration of the flight then I want the experience to come from an economy seat. Purely IMHO. Still a great watch as always, thanks!

Amazing that 100 year old Sing Sling still had ice in it

What did you get from the pharmacy? Was it Melatonin?

flew this flight twice.... it was the most painful experience physically for me

The hotels at Singapore Changi Airport is interesting though sadly some has windows and some don't. They have curtains to hide a non-existent window.

SQ, can't go wrong.

It must be nice to be wealthy and healthy to travel.

I Love The Changi Airport World Best My Opinion.Great Video And Info

Next, try Paris to New Zealand: 11, 777 miles or 18,954 kilometers.

Love that flight map over Sault Ste Marie, that's where I live :)

Sweet Paul . We are doing the route with a stop in Frankfurt . Cant pass on the a380. Plus with a kid a stop sounds better. 87.5k Air Canada points for the Business flight!

Life is always good in business class