Passengers who want to fly non-stop from London or New York to Sydney will be able to do so from 2025, as Qantas announced new direct services.
The Australian airline has ordered 12 Airbus A350-1000 jets which are capable of flying for vast distances without the need to refuel.
The new London to Sydney route will take around 20 hours, three hours longer than the service Qantas already provides from the British capital to the city of Perth in Western Australia.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce called the new routes “the final fix for the tyranny of distance.”
Joyce pointed out the new Airbuses would also “reduce emissions by at least 15 percent if running on fossil fuels, and significantly better when run on sustainable aviation fuel” and he added: “This order brings us closer to our commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.”
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