18 Hours NYC to New Zealand (WORLD’S LONGEST FLIGHTS)

Watch this video to see what it’s like to travel on one of the world’s LONGEST FLIGHTS! This is Air New Zealand’s flagship route from New York to Auckland.

We made the trip from New York’s JFK international airport to Auckland’s International Airport onboard Air New Zealand Flight Number 1!

This video will showcase what it’s like to travel onboard the fourth longest flight on planet earth! We’ll highlight everything you’ll experience in Air New Zealand Business Class for almost 18 hours.

You’ll see the Business Class Lounge used by Air New Zealand in New York, the quirky Air New Zealand Business Class seat, the scrumptious Air New Zealand Business Class food, the Inflight Entertainment, and even get a sense for Air New Zealand’s incredible onboard hospitality.

This Air New Zealand 787 Dreamliner flight was supposed to take about 17 hours, but thanks to a long taxi time at JFK Airport and “seasonable winds,” we were onboard for a whopping 18 hours and 10 minutes!

0:00 Introduction
1:02 Air New Zealand JFK Lounge
3:31 Boarding Air New Zealand’s Longest Flight
6:12 Dinner on Air New Zealand
7:20 Air New Zealand Business Class Bed
9:54 Breakfast on Air New Zealand
11:03 Air New Zealand JebScore
13:08 Bloopers

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Music:
Cirrocumulus - Static Glow Sounds
Wanna Run Away with You (Instrumental Version) - The Big Let Down
Saturday Lights - FLYIN
Tree Tops - Autohacker
Morning Caption - Billo Boi
Going Under (SLCT Remix) (Instrumental Version) - The Eastern Plain

[GreenerGrass]

This is the first video in a series we’re making highlighting the WORLD’s LONGEST FLIGHTS!! Keep an eye on the channel for more of these to come!

[Wise]

My longest flight nonstop wasn’t a commercial flight but a military flight. We flew on a C-130 from Florida to Saudi Arabia in 28.4 hours. We had several aerial refuels along the way.

[carlosflores]

My son works as a flight attendant for ANZ and he does the AKL to JFK regularly. I appreciate very much your 5 stars given to the in flight service ANz really

[boatlover]

This was my favorite of any airline ever flown. I dreaded a 14 hour flight between Houston and Auckland, they were awesome. This was for a New Zealand/Australia adventure a few years ago. Both countries are truly awesome.

[luxdavidnyc]

Even with my desire to visit that part of the world, I don't believe I could endure a flight that is that long, you both have my applause. Thank you for sharing!

[Aleksandarix]

I normally can't deal with long flights, but the 787 cabin environment helped pass the 14-1/2 economy hours from Toronto to Seoul surprisingly well. Empty seat next to me was good.

[rigoorellanach.]

My longest flight was when I was 18 years old...I flew from the window of the second floor of my house right to the ground as I came home late at night and tried not to wake up my parents!! That was a long flight to me!!

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

When taxiing to the runway takes so long but you get to see the different varieties of airlines that stop there...a small price to pay, for salvation. Seeing all the lights of the NYC metro at 5:06 puts into perspective just how big the NYC metro is and just how populated it is. The longest nonstop flight I've taken thus far just so happened to be from JFK too, from JFK to San Juan on jetBlue back in June 2009. I enjoyed walking around Old San Juan and seeing how rich in history and culture it is. Met many friendly people. Old San Juan's charm is one of a kind. Every time Puerto Rico is hit by something horrific, it hurts. They deserve to be treated better.

[DennisBunnikTravels]

Well done guys, that's an epic flight! Love the bloopers, keep them coming.

[LinescrewCanada]

After flying Air New Zealand and witnessing the exemplary service, I will NEVER fly another American or Canadian carrier to Auckland ever again. Even the Wi-Fi bandwidth onboard was so great, I was able to watch and upload videos to YouTube somewhere around Samoa. Pro tip: don't fly economy on these long flights: go for at least the premium economy. You can often bid for an upgrade. Air New Zealand even upgraded me for free on my birthday.

[tdb]

Both Australia and New Zealand are such amazing countries. They're both so unique with spectacular scenery, and they're both so clean and unspoiled. Really generous, warm people and both nations have amazing food scenes. Air NZ and Qantas completely deserve all the praise they get. Both airlines are pioneering super long-haul routes so of course there will be a few teething issues, but being able to connect New York to Auckland, or Sydney to London, non-stop is going to really change the whole industry as many Middle Eastern & Asian airlines make a lot of their money on Aussies and Kiwis transiting in Dubai/Singapore/etc. to get to Europe.

[cathya]

4 hours from NYC to Santo Domingo is my longest flight still gives me to chills I could not do a 17 hour flight I'd go crazy

[KATrewin]

I came home on that flight yesterday in economy - definitely feeling it today! The flight itself was great, and I love on the call button how it has options for you to message you specific request to the crew, as well as simply request some water. Great flight, but glad to be home today 😊

[hey_cass]

I grew up only visiting places within driving distance of my South Carolina hometown. Not much of a risk taker, I was terrified to fly. In college, I had the opportunity to spend a summer in Australia and knew I couldn't pass it up. My first-ever ride on a plane was CLT to LAX in 2011 (4.5ish hours) when I was 23, and my second-ever flight was LAX to SYD on Qantas- 17.5h. No better way to get acquainted! <3

[calebmumby]

My Mum's Cousin went To New Zealand and she didn't want to leave because it's an amazing country and Air New Zealand is a safe airline glad you 2 Enjoyed it

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

New Zealand fun facts: The history of Air New Zealand began when the amalgamated East Coast Airways and Cook Strait Airways began operations in January 1936 as Union Airways of New Zealand, the country's first major airline. Union Airways was the sole New Zealand aviation partner in Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), which made its inaugural flight in 1940. The New Zealand Government bought full ownership of TEAL in 1961 and the airline was renamed Air New Zealand in 1965.

In Māori, New Zealand is known as Aotearoa, which means "land of the long white cloud". It is widely believed to be the name bestowed by the Polynesian navigator Kupe.

[hikingmansteve]

The entire video was great but those scenes at the end coming into Auckland were incredible. Thanks for sharing. SR

[edjack]

Interesting the difference a headwind makes. Took this flight from AKL to NYC recently. Just over 16 hours. Hardly short, but shorter than the other direction (with its prevailing headwinds). As usual, service on Air NZ was excellent - my favourite airline!

[samdonald]

Hey I was on this flight with you! First time traveling back to see my family and makes it so much better! Loving the channel

[fanman]

1 time I was in NYC, but at La Guardia, I had 23 planes ahead of us on the runway. I fell asleep for 1.5 hours, by the time I woke up, we were #4 on the runway !