Qantas has revealed it will launch Australia’s first-ever non-stop flight from Sydney to New York.
It’s part of Project Sunrise, the huge mission to have direct journeys from Sydney to London.
The new route to the Big Apple will cut three hours’ flight time from the current two-leg route.
Qantas will fly from Sydney to New York non-stop from 2028 in what will be the first flight of its kind.
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However, passengers will have a lengthy wait to embark on the 18-hour flight, as it won’t take off until mid-2028.
Passengers will be able to snap up tickets on the flight from August 2027.
Vanessa Hudson, Qantas Group CEO, said conquering Sydney-to-London nonstop has helped complete a vision the airline set out years ago.
“New York has always captured the imagination, and for generations, reaching it from Australia has meant breaking up the journey somewhere along the way,” she said.
“Flying these distances is only worth doing if our customers arrive feeling their best, and that belief has shaped everything we’ve built.
“Over the past decade, working alongside experts, we’ve designed the aircraft and the onboard experience around the science of ultra long-haul travel, from the lighting to the meals to a world-first Wellbeing Zone.
“This is a fundamentally different way to fly.”
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Qantas first flew to New York in 1958 and stopped in Fiji, Honolulu and San Francisco, so it marks a huge milestone for the airline to announce a non-stop flight.
Currently, there is one daily flight between Sydney and New York via Auckland.
Project Sunrise Flights will be operated on an Airbus A350-1000ULR, which is specifically configured for these massive long-haul flights.
The planes have an additional 20,000-litre fuel tank, allowing them to fly more than 16,000 km.
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Qantas’ Project Sunrise economy seats
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There will be 238 seats across four cabins.
The first test aircraft is currently in the final stages of its trial, having recently completed a record-breaking nonstop flight from Melbourne to Toulouse, France, which took 24 hours and 24 minutes.
It makes sense for the Flying Kangaroo to launch this route, given that demand for travel between Australia and the US has grown five per cent year on year.
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