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In response to "ty news - New 18-hour United flight to contend for title of world's longest -- (link)" by crash davis

And...it loses. DOH-AKL remains longest at 9032 miles. But this one will definitely be Top 10 (probably top 5) at 8770.

Posted by ty97 Jun 1 '17, 13:01

It will be United's longest route. Their current longest route is SFO-SIN, already in the Top 10, at 8446 miles

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they meant longest in time, not miles (the doha flight being longest is covered in the article). -- nm* - b. Jun 1, 13:04 1
- heh, I didn't even click b/c I knew what the route was. Time will depend on prevailing winds - ty97 Jun 1, 13:05
(silly boy, thinking I didn't know about this route within 5 minutes of announcement!) -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 13:01

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