Qantas sightseeing flight: 'Great Southern Land' scenic trip over Australia

A sightseeing flight to nowhere announced by Qantas on Thursday morning sold out 10 minutes after going on sale, according to the airline. The 'Great Southern Land' flight on Saturday, October 10 will depart from Sydney and head up the New South Wales coast, cross the Queensland border to the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast before continuing north to the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef and features low-level fly-bys of landmarks. "It's probably the fastest selling flight in Qantas history," an airline spokeswoman said. "People clearly miss travel and the experience of flying. If the demand is there, we'll definitely look at doing more of these scenic flights while we all wait for borders to open." It will then head inland to the red centre taking in Uluru and Kata Tjuta before returning for a low-level circuit of Sydney Harbour and landing back at Sydney. The seven-hour flight accommodating 150 passengers is on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, an aircraft usually reserved for international flying. The Dreamliner has the largest windows of any commercial aircraft.<br/>