How to Survive the Worlds LONGEST Flight: 18 HOURS!
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2022
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I took the world's longest flight - a mammoth 18 hour trek from Singapore to New York.
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What was the name of the website he mentioned for the cheap flights?
The website is FlyerTalk. 😎
@@noelphilips Cheers mate
@@noelphilips thanks mate. Much appreciated. Love the videos
@@noelphilips Do you use it by looking at what people post in forums? I couldn’t find any deals.
@@noelphilips hey noel do you think you could give us a tutorial on how to use the site?
"It's fish, but it's very nice"
Loo Review immediately after that
Noel, the worlds longest flight is the one where you have a screaming kid behind you for the entirety of the flight kicking your seat :)
Or U.S. Military contract flights with an extra 15 to 20 rows of seats jammed into the aircraft filled with drunk adults and grumpy kids and babies... We did those 4 roundtrips from McGuire AFB, New Jersey to Frankfurt, West Germany on either DC-8's or DC-10's...
Just imagined that...😢
Agree 👍
“Surviving” in first class lol
Just had that type of flight, but in addition to the kid being obnoxious, he was also sick and spewing germs all over the place. And yes I did catch his nasty cold about four days later
Water on board is actually safe to consume. Water tanks are sanitized on regular basis. If you drink coffee or tea on board, it is usually made with the on board water. Had the pleasure to work for the airlines for a year and it gave me an appreciation for the care the airlines take to ensure we have safe and clean airplanes to travel in. Love your videos man!
To be fair, when boiled, unsafe water becomes safe, so the fact that they serve tea and coffee with the water from the plane doesn't really make a difference.
Every airline staff I’ve met have told me to avoid coffee and tea on planes for that very reason so what’s the truth here?
@@SophieJackson1993 Because the actual taste of the water isn't very good? It doesn't take a PhD scientist to know that boiling water kills all harmful bacteria and parasites.
@@SophieJackson1993 I wanted to say the exact same thing! It may be safe, but they don't clean the utensils properly, so it's generally dirty. It's the same at conference centers and hotels (especially the kettles in the rooms!). I was once told not to wash jugs once because they contained water. Pardon? They've been sat there, accumulating dust and dirt and you really don't know what people have done with stuff. He also said in the video, out of the tap. Which is true, as the plane itself says this is not drinking water.
Potable water is pumped in at each stop so the water itself is fresh but the tank it’s stored in is chemically disinfected only every few months. So it’s basically an informed decision. I have no problem with hot drinks onboard but wouldn’t dream of drinking it from a/c faucets.
We want to see you do 18 hours in an enconomy seat!! That’ll be the real challenge Noel!??
He already did 72 hours around the world in economy!
Not available in economy … it’s a full business class flight
Been there, done that. Well, 16 hours with a 1hr stopover, pretty close (Sydney to Munich via Dubai, cattle class, no "premium economy" for me because my employer paid for the flights).
Yeah, it wasn't very fun. Thank goodness for per-seat inflight entertainment (I'm old enough to remember when that wasn't a thing), phone charging outlets, and good books.
@YoLo !! I suspect people would be praying for an embolism to knock them out…
Longer flight time means no good, even-though seating in the first class. Unless you sleep along the way until arrive in the destination.
Did I miss the Premium economy cabin, you mentioned once or twice you would visit there. On the world's longest flight, again, you mentioned that once or twice too!! 😄
Thank you I was just thinking the same.
Me too - I was thinking that too
He does repeat himself often by repeating himself whilst reiterating what he is repeating by repeating himself
Maybe he ran out of time to show us 😳
@@Hammertime4404 naughty
Please provide a link to the website you use to book your flights.
Great video Noel. I love Singapore Airlines. Great service and food. Sometimes a bit pricy compared to other airlines. One time I gave up an economy aisle seat so an older couple could sit together. The next flight I booked with them they gave me a free upgrade to business class 🙂
I'd be absolutely fine in here for 18 hours - flying, for me, is one of the only places left in the world where you can disconnect from everything - I just find it SO relaxing!
Try sailing around the world, noy cruising , only you and a sail boat...
I wouldn’t call being in business class surviving 😂
Air travel is truly amazing! Planes that can stay airborne for up to 18 hours without stopping to refuel makes you appreciate the wonders of traveling by air.
Hell to the N and O. 18 hours is a long time to be on a plane even if you are in business class. It certainly does make it easier but sitting and only moving to use the bathroom is crazy. I used to go to the back to stretch but stopped after I saw a video about how flight attendants didn't like that.
Iirc the super constellations from the 1950s were capable of 23 hours airborne, but they were only half as fast as most jet airliners
The only A350ULR operator ever and Singapore Airlines has 7 A350ULR. Once again, thank you visiting Indonesia🇮🇩, Mr Noel. Don't forget for Indonesia's Aviation Adventure if you are coming back to Indonesia soon.
I've taken this flight a few times.......amazing how quickly 18 hours goes by. Sing Airways truly is special and an amazing way to go!!!!
Another fantastic flight review from Noel! I really enjoy watching your videos! It is amazing that technology has advanced so far, and now 19 hour flights like this are possible.
Love the challenging music. Amazing how the plane can hold that much fuel. Looking forward to flying with those kinds of seats. Cool arriving at your destination a day before you took off.
That was as good as it gets, excellent video, and one for my bucket list . Thanks Noel
Hi Noel,
I did this flight in Premium Economy on the A350 ULR and even that was pretty good. If you are going to take this flight in Premium Economy, try to get the couple of seats that are on their own at the back of the cabin - you get a large storage box next to your seat (since there isn't enough room for a second seat between the isle and window) which you can use for some extra desk/tray space. I'd happily fly that route again in PE (but I'll certainly be looking for the BC deals you mentioned!)
Great Video Noel - Love the fact that your video covering your journey on the world's longest flight (18+hours) is shorter in length than your video covering your journey on the world's shortest flight (80 secs). Small minds and all that.
Noel and QFS releasing vids an hour apart. Feels like Christmas.
QFS?
@@owenabz QFS Aviation
A full day on a plane would sound like a nightmare for a lot of people. I would love it however. Business class on an A350 for 19 hours sounds cool to me. Especially for the price you paid.
Keep the vids coming, Noel!
FYI the potable water protocol can vary by nationality, sadly. In the US, the FDA requires airlines to adhere to sanitation standards, but little oversight is given. Having said that, I have worked for two major airlines in a capacity involving potable water service and training of personnel in proper procedures. And I can say that from my perspective, the water is safe. In both cases, the potable water systems are flushed and sanitized with a proper sanitizing solution on regular maintenance intervals by A&P technicians.
The weak link is the employee or contractor who refills the tank in between flights. But even then, that person would have to be grossly incompetent and make an extra effort to introduce contamination.
Long story short, it’s possible to ingest contaminated water from an airplane’s potable water source, but it’s extremely unlikely. And as someone who has trained personnel in proper potable water procedures - and has witnessed the *actual* procedures - I drink the coffee on a regular basis.
Not wearing shoes in an aircraft bathroom, however....
Don’t fancy any cleaning solution on my water though
Even in the US, don’t drink the coffee. Inside of the potable water tanks are gross even with regular cleaning
I, like you, am completely blown away that the plane has enough fuel to travel that far non-stop!!
Enjoyed your video. I am glad you had an enjoyable 18-hour trip. I never been on the longest flight, but I have been pretty close with 16 and 17-hour flights from Eastern USA to Asia with connecting flight ironically to Bali via Delta Airlines. This was before Covid and economy. Delta did actually give an amenity kit to those with economy that even included slippers. After the 17-hour flight, I had a mad rush to my connecting flight to Bali, which wasn't so fun.
You keep throwing me off with midweek videos. Really enjoying them!
great flight and thank you for scharing i enjoyed it very much
Thank you 😊 for another video this week Noel. My son absolutely loves it. All the best.
My pleasure 😊
Noel. Your opening background song was absolutely brilliant along with your editing. The introduction built me up like I was going on… the world’s longest flight. Or I was about to watch a John Wick movie. Haha
"ho chicken usually don't have scales, so I think it might be fish" 🤣🤣🤣 you made my day
Keep watching you noel , in the hope of getting more relaxed about flying!
Noel would be great to fly with, he’s just so calm and relaxed.
Really enjoying all the videos
Noel bet u looking forward to getting home to the family
You're the best aviation RUclipsr I've subscribed to! Because your never-ending adventures make me feel like I'm coming with you virtually especially on the world's longest flight! Love it!
Happy to hear that!
Another great video! Thanks for always entertaining Noel ✈️🚌🚂🍀⭐️
9:05 that fight attended was absolutely beautiful.
I agree with the others that it would’ve been a bigger accomplishment if you could’ve done this in an economy seat. Being in one of those ultra comfortable business class seats is no challenge at all. C’mon Noel, redo this trip in economy, and we will all be impressed!
You're really spoiling us this week Noel.. 2 Videos this week... I would love to take this flight if I had the money. 19 hours up in the air in a nice bed sounds good to me. ;D
Quite surprised to see SQ's Business Class on a 18 hour marathon to be that cramped and obviously not too much of legroom. At the end of the day, it may always depend on the "deal" you are able to make 🙂Brilliant video as always, Noel !
Yes!!! I was not expecting to see another video so soon. Brilliant!!
Great video. Gotta try this someday! Just nice to proper relax on the flight and not worry about getting ready to disembark within a few hours.
Great flight review Noel . SQ so far has been my favourite Airline to fly with . I did the longest n/s flight many years ago from LAX to SYD on a QF B744 in just over 14 hrs. Amazing how the A350s are flying these incredible distances.😀
Bonus videos for Thanksgiving! Gotta love Noel!
Enjoy!
What a fantastic video. Thank you for sharing this with us. Safe travels.👍⚽🇬🇧🍺🇺🇸
Great video once again. Thank you Lord Noel.
Noel thank you for sharing this with us aviation enthusiasts. This particular flights on my bucket list who else can say they were in the sky for 18 and a half hours on a twin engine plane and actually not go insane 🙃.
Great video. From what I know aircraft water is typically drained periodicallyl about 3 days, and disinfected regularly so yes, onboard water is safe for consumption and I'm pretty sure majority of airlines do this because who would want to face backlash from someone who drank aircraft water and got ill from bacterial growth in the water.
"Survive" when you are flying in First/Business class. I enjoy every bit of it. Survive may be a word more suitable for coach.
Another amazing review Noel! My only speedbump (for lack of a better word) is the thought of going to bed, getting six hours of sleep, and then waking up to a steak dinner for "breakfast". Maybe it's because I don't eat breakfast to begin with, but I'm sure when you're not even sure what timezone you're in, and you wake up hungry, it'll hit the spot. Keep 'em coming! Waiting for you to review New Pacific/Ravn Alaska out of my home airport (ONT). Let me know when that day comes!!!
Excellent video Noel. That was a long flight for sure!
Thanks a lot!
What is the URL for the website what you got the amazing ticket. Love your channel and I enjoy your unbiased airline reviews
I can’t find it as well. Searched for fly it all but I can’t find any website called that.
Be good if he could post a link to the site
I believe he’s referring to Flyer talk. It’s more of a forum and news site. He probably saw the deal on there.
The FlyerTalk forum. You need to be a member.
@@bardo0007 You do not need to be a member.
What an incredible journey and a fantastic video.
Great job once again.
Keep it up.
Thanks a ton!
@@noelphilips You're welcome.
Great vids Noel! Always enjoyable to watch! Quick question. What is the name of the app you book flight that you mentioned in this vlog? Thanks 👍
Sleeping 6 hours on a plane? I wish I could sleep 6 hours in my own bed never mind on a plane.
Exactly what I was thinking 😅
Maybe that's what we need,to fly to sleep lol
great video 👍longest flight i've done is the SIN-LHR on many occasions but i've got EWR-SIN booked for next year in seat 10A...i remember when they first launched this flight back in 2004 with the A345 and thinking how cool it would be to fly but never thinking i would ever get the chance to do it, let alone in business.
Enjoyed your loo review & laughed when you made the rubish bin speak!!!!
The a350 is a thing of beauty
Absolutely beautiful bird.
Hi Noel great video did 16 hours with air New Zealand once
We took this flight (actually the one EWR-SIN-EWR return) before Covid in the cheap seats, premium economy. While you don't get a lie-flat bed and service levels are definitely lower than in business class, the flight was surprisingly comfortable. Lots of choices on the inflight entertainment, and the "book a cook" meals were certainly up to standard, and I certainly could doze off enough not to be totally wrecked by the time we arrived. Obviously Noel got a great deal on business class, but I think we paid about that amount for the seats in the back, and felt it was overall good value.
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Thank you Noel for all the videos you do, I like watching you! Greetings from Australia.
Glad you like them!
As an aside - Just purchased a Ladyship for my wife as a Christmas present, thank you Noel.
I used to fly to Buenos Aires from the UK via Frankfurt/Dakar/Rio/Sao Paulo in the late 70s early 80s. Those flights although not continuous were insanely long and not too disimilar to this.
plus the in-flight entertainment was very very basic!
Two amazing things here:
1. That a commercial aircraft can fly for over 18 hours without stopping
2. That Noel would want to do that, and he enjoys it. To me, it would feel like I was facing a prison sentence 😅
Noel should win the “Golden Buttocks Award” for sitting that long 😉
I would definitely donate towards that award!
What an incredible journey!!
Thanks Noel!!! Have always wanted to try this flight. Living in Brooklyn I can easily get to JFK. Gotta visit a friend over in Indonesia. Have also seen many cheap fares in business class on this one too.
I wonder whether your route over the Bering Sea was because SQ are avoiding Russian airspace? The most common used (used to be) over Irkutsk in eastern Siberia. Great video Noel.
Wow Noel thank you for all the content this week 🙂 keep up the amazing work and videos
Thanks! Will do!
@@noelphilips Worlds LONGEST Flight:; Air New Zealand
New York to Auckland. - 19+ - HOURS ???
@@mtl-ss1538 It's 17h 55m, not 19+
@@ultracubing5032 yes + 90 minutes for flying into the strong jet stream. as they got to very low fuel reserves.
I flew 14 hours in economy from Osaka to Zurich (then London) back in 2000. Never again. I was well and truly stir crazy by the end. I vowed ever since never to fly legs longer than 8 hours in flight followed by an overnight stopover somewhere before continuing on. I never get jetlag that way.
Great to see a new video on a Friday evening. Got my snacks and ready to fly…
Enjoy!
Honestly, one of the best channels on RUclips at the moment. The fact Noel doesn't have 1 million subscribers is just wrong, in my opinion.
Keep up the great work, Noel. fantastic content as always!
Wow, thank you!
I agree. He's pleasant, and his content is interesting to watch.
@@noelphilips welcome !
Wow another video this week it's getting better and better :)
Glad to hear it!
A wonderful review, Noel. Enjoyed the hell out of that!
Much appreciated!
2 midweek uploads???!!! Happy Thanksgiving indeed Noel. Thanks for sharing, and welcome to the states good sir.
Another great video Noel.. one epic journey.. 18 hours is so long to be in the air! Amazing that aircraft can do this now.
Can you tell who you booked the flight through please!
Flyertalk
We use reverse osmosis cleaning at our airline quie regularly. The coffee on the plane is made with aircraft potable water. Pretty rare for samples to fail.
Love your videos. I will be on that flight next spring. I will be in the back of the plane in the cheap seats.
Like the new music you chose for this video. Rockin' tunes!!
Smashing the content out this week Noel 😄 Great stuff as always, hope you and the family are settling into Texas
Actually, the shortest possible route (great-circle distance) from Singapore to New York is due north over Thailand, China, and Siberia until the Arctic Ocean, then crossing it almost above the North Pole until reaching Greenland on the other side and finally coming down south over Quebec to New York. However, more often than not the flight will follow the eastbound route you followed to get a little helping push from the jet stream, which nearly always blows eastward at middle latitudes. For the same reason, the return flight is also eastbound, over the Atlantic, Europe, the Middle East, and India. So, the two flights literally go around the world just to save fuel with the jet stream.
Can't fly over Russia currently? This may be the only route available.
That was the routing (in reverse) we took. The boycott of overflying Russia is at the airline’s discretion (and of course their home government). Was not happy about this but…
i got,sick from drinking water from the toilet on a flight to uk
@@imbowser that’s on you why would u do that
@@DomingoDeSantaClara, not all countries are banned from flying in Russian airspace or are boycotting it on their own initiative, as you can easily see on Flightradar24. I have regularly seen Chinese, Turkish, and UAE aircraft over Russia, for example. Singapore is probably not affected and could overfly Russia if it wished.
Hiyas Noel, A really good video, thank you, hope you are well, much love, take care, stay safe xx UK 🇬🇧
Hi Noel.
I flew Singapore Airlines way back in Nov 2018 on a 737-800 from Dubai to Singapore.
I'm just watching your video just now and it brought back so many memories. I flew business as I thought I won't get the chance often to fly with them.
The staff, flight experience was outstanding. I even pre ordered my dinner.
Amazing experience .
Awesome videos, keep it up.
Oh have you ever flown with FlyDubai, try to avoid the doing so. Cramped seats for a 6f 8inch tall Scotsman :-)
Love your vids as always! The flight looked amazing, I'd love to try l9ng haul one day. I'm so glad to see you didn't end up back at the JFK INN 😆🤭🙈
Wow, I am flying the new DFW to Auckland route in a few months and I thought that was ridiculously long at 16 hours and 7900 miles. I'm already dreading the flight itself - I'm in economy (although I did get aisle exit row seats), I'm claustrophobic and the longest flight I've taken so far was 10 hours from Frankfort to DFW.
Take a sleeping pill. No booze
I'm going JFK Auckland for women's world cup (then connecting to sydney!!!) So yeah dreading it prem economy (were both overweight so we need the width) but still excited videos like this would really help sp if you go to NZ let me know
I like the video so much Noel it's just a good video
Great video Noel. Very enjoyable.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi, Great vid, love the A350, could you please put a link in the description to the web site you mentioned, Fly it all, Fly if all !! can't find it when Googling, for it.
Same, I have been trying to find it desperately!
7;53 he mumbles it on purpose
Found out the place that Noel found this, it is 'FlyerTalk' it is on several of the social network platforms.
That was an interesting one... The longest flight i've done was with Philippine Airlines, PR720 from Manila to Heathrow. It took just over 15 hours although it should have been quicker than that! Not sure what delayed us, it took over 8 hours just to fly through Russia, and we did a couple of circuits of the Lambourne Hold. But when we came in we used 27R even though all other arrivals were using 27L.... i wonder if we were getting short of fuel and ATC got us in quick using the departures runway?.....
Epic flight! Thanks!
You bet!
Hey Noel, thanks for another great video! I really love watching your videos, somehow I feel as though I’m going along for the flight with you.
My wife and I flew business class on Vietnam Airlines back in 2018 from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh then Ho Chi Minh to Heathrow on a pair of 2 year old (at the time) 787s. We drove around the UK for a couple of weeks then flew from Glasgow to Dublin on an ATR72 by Aer Lingus and from there a few days later down to CDG on board a 737 by Easy Jet and drove around France for a week before flying back to Ho Chi Minh on board a less than 2 year old (at the time) A350 by Vietnam Airlines and Ho Chi Minh back to SSY on board another 2 year old (at the time) 787.
Absolutely in love with the UK but aside from that the flight experience and food on Vietnam Business Class was really good, for the money. They were half the price of Qantas or Cathay or Emirates etc but certainly a lot more than half the value, if you follow.
My only disappointment was the long layover in Ho Chi Minh at each end and the VERY rude border staff at Vietnam. Certainly, for the money, to be on such new aircraft which were very clean, great food and wine selections, friendly and polite cabin crew who made their presence known without being over bearing and a great little amenities kit. I’d happily fly Vietnam again!
Thank you for sharing this! I'm a new subscriber and absolutely love your videos. I was just telling someone about you and we were talking about this particular flight! Great timing 😅
Awesome! Thank you!
Could anyone please tell me what was the website that Noel used to find the flight, it was a bit hard to understand what he said. Thanks👍
@@robertjacobsen410 I think it was Flyer Talk. It’s more of a bulletin board where members post trip reports & deals they find, rather than a search engine.
did anyone catch the name of the website he used to find cheap flights?
I would like to know as well. It sounded like he said “fly it often” but I can’t seem to find it.
Subtitles said Fly At All, but couldn’t find that. I thought I heard Via Touch but that’s also not right
GOT IT!
Flyer Talk
Flyertalk
@@FumBingerer I couldn't find Fly At All... What's the name of the website?
Recently discovered the channel. Better late than never lol. Great content and thanks for the tips especially for budget flights as I am ready to travel again.
Awesome, thank you!
Great video Noel enjoyed it hope u do more
Thanks!
I'm doing LAX-SIN-LAX in March, normally I enjoy long haul J, for this one, ambien will be packed in large quantities....At least it's on SQ and not UA.
New drinking game. Take a drink every time Noel says 18 hours :D
You certainly hit the Quercus jackpot on this one! As a Quercus enthusiast, I can certainly say that is some top quality Quercus.
I actually love your vids!
I go stir crazy after 2.5 hours, NP. Any idea how many crew members were aboard to cover flight duration? Does this same plane turn around and do the same route out of NYC (via west or east)? Have you ever transited through BWI (Baltimore)?
I've done the 16.5 hour DFW-SYD and I can say that Ambien was my best friend.
Isn't that by prescriptions only?
We thank you for your selfless sacrifices for the benefit of your viewers.
I love how the flight attendant tucked you in Noel :) another great video sir!
I was hanging for the tour of premium economy Noel! I'd love to take this flight, but business class is a bit too expensive.
Mate ur body would kill itself off in economy on such a long flight haha
In the pantheon of great survival stories I rate this one near the top.
I mean, the account of the guy who survived 27 hours without oxygen trapped on a ledge just below Everest summit was impressive don't get me wrong, as was one woman's account of 14 months as a hostage held in Syria, but Noel somehow making it through many hours in Singapore airlines business class with only vintage champagnes, sumptuous food, 100's of movies and fully flat bed to take his mind off of the suffering has got to be up there.
You win 😂😂
My heart bled for the poor soul having to endure that 😂
You WIN! 😂
fair go, I didn't see a single peeled grape !!
It's the absence of caviar that makes this experience so grueling. The man has real endurance.
I did SQ from SIN to Houston with a stopover in Manchester, 26 hours total. Awesome flight.