THE LONGEST HAUL

English: Singapore Airlines Airbus A300B4-203 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The longest commercial flights in the world -- Singapore Airlines' flights 21 and 22, running between Singapore and Newark, New Jersey -- are slated for cancellation The Economist's Gulliver blog reports. The flights traverse 9,525 miles in about 19 hours.

Qantas's 8,576-mile route between Sydney and Dallas now has the top honor, according to USA Today, with Delta's Atlanta to Johannesburg flight (8,434 miles) a close third.