PERTH: Qantas on Saturday launched the first non-stop passenger service linking Australia and Europe, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Perth for London on one of the longest flights in the world. The service makes Qantas one among a handful of airlines that operate on such long-distance intercontinental routes. Here are some of the world's longest flights:Qatar Airways Flight 921 is currently the longest commercial journey in the world, flying passengers over 14,500km from New Zealand to Qatar in nearly 18 hours on Boeing 777 airliners. The longest flights operating today pale in comparison with Singapore Airlines Flight 22. But the airline plans to restart flights on the route, using the ultra-long range version of the Airbus A350.

Source: New Strait Times March 24, 2018 14:26 UTC