Qantas is operating the first ever direct A380 flight from Australia to the UK. The airline is due to suspend all international flights before the end of March due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in the meantime is still flying some scheduled services from Sydney to London. The flight normally goes via Singapore. However, now that Singapore has banned all international travellers, including those simply transiting through the airport, Qantas has been forced to find an alternative. Its solution is to operate the Sydney-London flight via Darwin in the north of Australia. The Airbus A380 will travel the 1,957 miles from Sydney to Darwin and stop there to refuel, before continuing on the 8,620-mile journey from Darwin to London. The special route will only operate for the next few days, before Qantas suspends all international flights. <br/>