Qantas selling Fly-Me-to-the-Moon tickets as Covid drags on

Fly me to the Supermoon is the latest offering in airlines’ merry-go-round of flights to nowhere, with Qantas promising a night of cosmic cocktails and cake aboard one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners. After scenic flights over the Great Barrier Reef, vast outback and Antarctica, Australia’s flagship carrier will start selling tickets from Wednesday for a trip on May 26 to see the rising supermoon, which that evening also happens to be a total lunar eclipse. A supermoon is when a full moon occurs at the closest point to Earth during its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter. For A$1,499 ($1,170) for business class, passengers will meet in the Qantas lounge in Sydney for drinks, canapes and entertainment before ascending well into the atmosphere to view the moon. The night flight will climb above any cloud cover and should touch 43,000 feet, the maximum cruising altitude of a 787. Most passenger flights cruise at around 35,000 feet. An astronomer will be on board for commentary and insights. <br/>