Qantas Airways Launched Historic Inaugural Nonstop Service Between London and Perth
The first historic nonstop flight from Gate 20 at Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport departed earlier today, Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 18:50 in the evening; and it is currently the second longest flight in the world in terms of both time and duration.
The Boeing 787-9 “Dreamliner” aircraft which…
Two Offers: Qantas Airways Double Points and Flash Sale March 2018
Qantas Airways has two offers which are currently available — one which begins today, Thursday, March 1, 2016 through which you can earn double points; and the other which ends today, through which you can save some money.
Once you register for the offer to earn double points, you are…
Qantas Will Pay $135 For Your Passport If You Travel to Australia
Even if you are an American citizen who already has a passport, Qantas Airways will still discount your airfare by $135.00 in United States dollars — which includes the cost of the passport itself plus the execution fee — when you purchase a ticket using the code passport to fly as a passenger to Australia by…
Earn Double Mileage Plan Miles on Select Qantas Flights
You can earn double Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles seated in the economy class cabin on select flights which are operated by Qantas Airways between Wednesday, November 1, 2017 and Thursday, May 31, 2018 — but you must…
Longest Flight in History by Qantas Airways in 2022?
Wanting to introduce nonstop flights between Sydney and London in the year 2022, Qantas Airways has challenged Boeing and Airbus to tweak their 777-8X and A350-900ULR aircraft models respectively to be able to handle the task — which is considered the “last frontier” and “Holy Grail” for ultra long haul flights — as well as for possible nonstop flights between Sydney and New York.
Nonstop flights between Sydney and London — which could last for a duration of approximately…
The Kangaroo Route is Finally Without Stops: Qantas Airways Announces Service Between London and Perth
“When Qantas created the Kangaroo Route to London in 1947, it took four days and nine stops. Now it will take just 17 hours from Perth non-stop”, said Alan Joyce — who is the chief executive officer of Qantas Group — according to this official press release from Qantas Airways. “This is a game-changing route flown by a game-changing aircraft. Australians have never had a direct link to Europe before, so the opportunities this opens up are huge.”
The perceived ebullience of Joyce in his statement is in response to the first direct link between Australia and Europe — using Western Australia as a hub — of what is to be the shortest and fastest version of the Kangaroo Route in the 70 year history of Qantas Airways: regular passenger service of non-stop flights between Perth and London operated by Qantas Airways with Boeing 787-9 “Dreamliner” airplanes capable of carrying 236 passengers.
Tickets for seats on the flights — whose distance will be 14,498 kilometers and last for a duration of approximately 17 hours — will go on sale in…
Racism With Food on Qantas — Again?!?
After requesting beef as his choice for the meal during the flight, “I was greeted with this idiot Qantas steward’s loud response, ‘You don’t want the Asian chicken? What a disgrace!’ (Emphasis added where he used it.) And when he got the chuckles of the other (white Australian) passengers around me, I glared at him and he moved on.”
The description for the chicken reads as follows…
Should Amenity Kits Be Abolished?
The amenity kits distributed in the economy class cabin on Qantas flights are apparently an environmental hazard because of the plastic used, and they are reportedly used by too few passengers.
However, some passengers see the amenity kits as a souvenir of their trip.
Should the amenity kits only be given to passengers upon request, or is it Time to abolish amentiy kits altogether?
Engine Failure on Airbus 380 During Qantas Flight
Qantas flight 32, with 433 passengers and 26 crew members on board, was on its way from Singapore to Sydney when one of the engines manufactured by Rolls Royce reportedly failed while the Airbus 380 aircraft was flying over Indonesia, forcing the pilots to return the aircraft to Singapore, causing the following questions to be asked by FlyerTalk members: QF 32 – Engine Exploded?
The Qantas fleet of Airbus 380 aircraft has been grounded pending an investigation, as the cause of the engine failure is still unknown at the time this was posted.
2 jumbos at island paradise (A380 diversion & 747 backup at Noumea)
Those who’ve visited Noumea know it is a small island airport, so an A380 diversion there is a big deal. When Qantas then sent backup crew on a 747, locals had the rare sight of 2 jumbos at their little airport. An FTer was onboard (of course) – read a first hand account of the A380 Noumea diversion.
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