Air India has broken the record for longest non-stop flight.
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If you're looking to rack up thousands and thousands of air miles in one fell swoop, you might consider Air India's nonstop flight from Delhi to San Francisco — now 870 miles longer, since the route has changed to fly across the Pacific, rather than across the Atlantic. By changing the route, the flight is now the longest in the world at 9,506 miles, surpassing Emirates' Dubai-Auckland route, which had been the former record holder.

But Air India didn't change their route just to get the title — by flying over the Pacific, the Boeing-777 200ER planes knock two hours off the flight time by taking advantage of the Jet Stream. Unfortunately, you're still on a plane for a total of 14-and-a-half hours.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.