Cathay Pacific is planning the world’s longest passenger flight by rerouting its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific, the airline said Tuesday, in a new path that steers clear of Russia. The flight path will cover “just under 9,000 nautical miles” (10,357 miles) — or 16,668 kilometres — in 16 to 17 hours, Cathay said in a statement to AFP. It will surpass a Singapore Airlines flight travelling from the Southeast Asian city-state to New York, which flies a shorter distance in a longer time — about 15,343 kilometres (9,534 miles) in 18 hours. Cathay declined…