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‘Game-changing’: All about the non-stop London-Perth Qantas flight

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26th Mar 18 3:26 pm

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The first direct commercial flight between Australia and the UK touched down in Heathrow Airport last Saturday. Here is what we know about the journey:

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  • Calling the new service a โ€œgame-changing routeโ€, the flag carrierโ€™s Chief Executive Alan Joyce told media how earliest Qantas flights on the same โ€œkangaroo routeโ€ would take four days with seven stops.
  • Australian airline Qantas, Flight QF9, completed its 14,498km journey from Perth in just over 17 hours.
  • The inaugural trip took off with more than 200 passengers and 16 crew members.
  • It is twice as fuel-efficient as the Boeing 747, has lower cabin noise, improved air quality and technology to reduce turbulence.
  • QF9 flew over the Indian Ocean, then passed Oman, Iran, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Belgium before landing at Londonโ€™s Heathrow Airport.
  • Carrying 236 passengers, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Qantas uses for the route has a smaller capacity than the 484 seats it has on the Airbus A380, a comparable aircraft.
  • To boost passenger comfort, Qantas has designed its menu with โ€œpoke bowls as well as home style comfort foodโ€. Not just that, all passengers can choose their meal online up to 12 hours before departure.
  • There are two self-service bars on the new long-haul flight stocked with snacks.

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