Qantas hopes its ultra-long-haul flights will go the distance
Qantas Airways will begin testing the longest direct flights in the world next Friday, as the airline aims to stretch the boundaries of technological innovation in a bid to woo premium passengers from rival carriers. The flights will mark the first time a commercial airline has flown direct from New York to Sydney — a distance of more than 16,000km — and only the second time it has been between London and Sydney, a route of more than 17,000km that is expected to take up to 20 hours. The test flights are part of “Project Sunrise”, a plan by Qantas to operate nonstop commercial flights from the east coast of Australia to London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt and destinations in Latin America and Africa, such as Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. It follows the launch of several other ultra-long-haul routes by rivals. <br/>
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Qantas hopes its ultra-long-haul flights will go the distance
Qantas Airways will begin testing the longest direct flights in the world next Friday, as the airline aims to stretch the boundaries of technological innovation in a bid to woo premium passengers from rival carriers. The flights will mark the first time a commercial airline has flown direct from New York to Sydney — a distance of more than 16,000km — and only the second time it has been between London and Sydney, a route of more than 17,000km that is expected to take up to 20 hours. The test flights are part of “Project Sunrise”, a plan by Qantas to operate nonstop commercial flights from the east coast of Australia to London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt and destinations in Latin America and Africa, such as Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. It follows the launch of several other ultra-long-haul routes by rivals. <br/>
