Qantas to launch world's longest non-stop passenger flight

Qantas to launch world's longest non-stop passenger flight

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: May 04 2022

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  • Qantas announced on Monday it will launch the world's longest non-stop commercial flight, with passengers set to spend 19 hours in the air traveling from Sydney to London by the end of 2025.
  • After five years of planning, the airline said it was ordering 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft to operate the "Project Sunrise" flights to cities including London and New York
  • trial New York-Sydney flight in the year 2019 covered 16,200 kilometres (10,200 miles) and took a little over 19 hours.
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