Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Qantas locks in launch date for Sydney-London nonstop flights as it
debuts the custom jet designed for the trip
Opened in 1920, Sydney Airport (SYD) is the busiest airport in
Australia, serving more than 40 million passengers, and the main hub for
Qantas, Australia’s flag carrier. Since Australia sits on an isolated continent
in the southern hemisphere, flight distances from SYD to major cities in other
continents are quite extensive: 6,300 km to Singapore, 10,400 km to Delhi, 16,000
km to New York, and 17,000 to London. In
1947, Qantas's first direct flight service from Sydney to London, the
Kangaroo route, carried 29 passengers with stops in Darwin, Singapore,
Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo, Tripoli, and Rome, flying 55 hours in four days. Today,
it takes more than 24 hours to reach London with a stopover in Singapore. Now,
starting from October next year, the airline is set to start a non-stop service
between the two cities, and also to New York. The Airbus A350-1000ULR
(Ultra-Long-Range) will fly 22 hours with 238 passengers on board in 3 first-class
suites, 52 business-class suites, 40 premium economy seats, and 140 economy
seats. The flight will save a stopover and about two hours, but will probably cost
more because it’s a non-stop service. Special seats, services, and amenities will
be provided for the passengers to survive this day-long flight from gate to
gate. Also, crew members will have to work and rest even longer on the
aircraft. Since there are several one-stop flights between the two cities,
the choice is yours.
Read the article and learn about the new day-long, non-stop service for
the Kangaroo route.
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