en.Wedoany.com Reported - Finnair is operating the world's longest scheduled A350 route in terms of planned flight time, using the Airbus A350-900 aircraft. According to flight schedule data released by aviation data analytics company Cirium, between July and December this year, Finnair's route from Melbourne Airport (MEL) in Australia via Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) in Finland has a peak duration of approximately 23 hours and 40 minutes, ranking first on the list of longest A350 routes.

This route is a stopover service, with the flight number and aircraft remaining unchanged, allowing passengers to purchase tickets for the entire journey. The route was first announced in December last year and is scheduled to launch in October this year. Finnair's Chief Revenue Officer, Christine Rovelli, stated that the new route is expected to attract European travelers heading to Australia as well as Australian travelers exploring other regions such as Northern Europe. In addition to Finnair, other airlines also operate several ultra-long stopover routes, all using the A350-900 model.

Specifically, French bee's route from Paris Orly via San Francisco to Papeete ranks second at 22 hours and 30 minutes. Air France's route from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) via Los Angeles to Papeete is 22 hours and 20 minutes. Turkish Airlines' route from Sydney, Australia via Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul ranks fourth with a peak duration of 21 hours and 40 minutes; another route from Melbourne via Singapore Changi Airport to Istanbul has a maximum time of 21 hours and 10 minutes, placing sixth.

China Southern Airlines' route from Mexico City via Tijuana back to Shenzhen has a peak time of 21 hours and 25 minutes. Air India's Delhi-Rome-New York route takes 20 hours and 40 minutes. Turkish Airlines' route from Istanbul via São Paulo to Santiago is 20 hours and 25 minutes. Air China's route from Beijing via Shenzhen to Johannesburg reaches 19 hours and 15 minutes.

In this list, which primarily consists of stopover routes, Singapore Airlines is the only carrier to qualify with a direct flight. On its route from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) back to its main hub at Changi Airport, the peak flight time will reach 19 hours and 15 minutes. This route is operated by the A350-900ULR variant, which features a low-density, all-premium configuration and has been specially modified, making it a unique long-range operational model for Singapore Airlines.

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