Hi Russell.
18 hours without a smoke - much as I enjoy
SQ, I doubt you will see me on THAT flight!
Liam.
YVR.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell Ng" <russng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:54 AM
Subject: Longest Commercial Flight
> Dear Friends
>
> Singapore Airlines SQ19 from Los Angeles to Singapore arrived at 0628
this
> morning, 05 Feb. The Airbus A340-500 completed the 18 hour 08 minute
flight
> 12 minutes ahead of schedule despite a late departure from LAX caused by
> departure festivities.
>
> Cakes and sandwiches were offered at the departure gate send-off,
although
> there was neither champagne nor wines, for which that state is famous
for.
>
> There were about 20 empty seats on the flight. There were lots of media
> people on board who spent their time getting material for their stories.
> The stand-up lounge on the Airbus was the busiest part of plane, where
pop
> tarts and chicken pot pies, baked curry buns, and all the booze one
could
> consume were available. In business class, they had, among other things,
> omelettes. There was no first class on the two-class aircraft.
>
> Departure from LAX was bumpy but after a while things settled down and
it
> was smooth for the rest of the trip.
>
> Die cast scale models of the aircraft, with the captain's signature on
the
> box were being sold at US$35 each.
>
> By contrast, the arrival in Singapore was a quiet affair. This was
probably
> due to the early hour. There was one cameraman and a reporter from
Reuters
> who interviewed incoming passengers but that was it.
>
> Russell
> SIN
>