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Qantas targets 2025 for non-stop Sydney – London flights
Qantas confirmed it has placed an order for Airbus A350-1000 jets, opening up non-stop flights from Sydney to London and New York.
The airline announced it plans operating non-stop flights from Sydney to London and New York in 2025.
The first Sydney-London flights are slated to start in late 2025 taking nearly 20 hours
It would the world’s longest scheduled passenger flights.
“The A350 and ‘Project Sunrise’ will make any city just one flight away from Australia,” said Qantas chief Alan Joyce in a statement.
“It’s the last frontier and the final fix for the tyranny of distance.”
‘Project Sunrise’ has been a key focus for Qantas for about five years but was put on the backburner due to the pandemic.
In 2018 it began offering direct 17-hour direct flights between London and Perth in Western Australia, and in 2019 it conducted a series of test flights from the east coast to the UK and New York.
The new fleet of 12 planes will begin arriving in 2025, with the order to be completed by 2028.
Each plane will be able to carry 238 passengers and seats will be roomier than usual, Qantas says.
Travellers will also be able to access a “wellbeing zone” in the centre of the plane – with a self-service snack bar and space for stretching and movement – to combat the effects of spending 20 hours in the air.
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