Back in August,Emirates announced that they'd launch the world's longest flight, between Dubai and Panama City. The route was scheduled to commence on February 1, and 2016,and would be 10 miles longer than the current longest flight in the world, which is Dallas to Sydney (8588 vs. 8578 miles).
The route would be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, or so the plane would hold fairly limited capacity,with just 266 seats. While the route is a bit puzzling in terms of passenger demand, presumably the route would do fairly well with cargo, and given that Panama is a shipping hub.
Rumor has it that Emirates will be delaying or canceling their new Dubai to Panama City route. Emirates has zeroed out all seat stock on the route through March 31,2016, meaning it's not possible to buy a seat in any cabin through that date. Apparently bookings for the route were just that abysmal, and which I suppose is to be expected when an airline cancels a route less than three weeks before launch.
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Source: boardingarea.com