Qantas to launch world’s longest flight
Australian airline Qantas is planning the world’s first ever non-stop flight between London and Sydney in just two years. Currently, anyone travelling from Britain to Australia will have to catch a connecting flight, adding stress and time to their journey.
But the airline hopes to fly what will be the longest flight in the world, a 22-hour non-stop journey in just two years. The direct route will take travellers 10,573 miles, passing over either Japan or the North Pole as it makes its way to the famous Australian city. The route will be known as ‘Project Sunrise’ because passengers will witness two sunrises on board the record flight.
The current record for the longest flight in the world is 9,537 miles between Singapore and New York. It takes just over 18 hours.
22-hours is a very long time to spend in the air and Qantas says it is working to ensure that the journey will be as comfortable as it can be. It plans to be the first airline to offer a dedicated ‘wellness zone’ for passengers.
Specially designed Airbus A350-1000 planes will have fewer seats to maximise space and there will even be an area between economy and premium to encourage passengers to mve around and stretch their legs.
“Project Sunrise is a four-cabin aircraft, so it’s first class, business class, premium economy, and economy,” Vanessa Hudson, Qantas chief exec told the Independent. “This gives us the ability to redefine the next cabin experience for all of those. We’ve got Charles Perkins University working with us, looking at how to manage jet lag, how to eat, when to sleep, when to move. We’re going to be building that into an integral part of the in-flight experience.”
The project was originally scheduled to take off by 2024, but the pandemic pushed its launch back.
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