TAKING TRAVEL TO ANOTHER LEVEL

Singapore Airlines has pushed the bounds of air-travel endurance with the launch of the world’s longest commercial flight.

At 17 hours and 52 minutes, the nonstop service between Singapore’s Changi International and Newark (N.J.) Liberty International airports was inaugurated last week using the all-new Airbus A350900ULR.

The service between the U.S. and the city-state will initially run three times a week, with daily service beginning later this month when another aircraft arrives.

The advanced A350 is designed to lessen the effects of jet lag with an extra wide body, specific cabin lighting settings, higher ceilings and larger windows.

Passengers will also have access to highspeed inflight Wi-Fi service and higherspeed internet connections thanks to a new satellite modem.