Qantas to Fly Direct Perth-London in 17 Hours With Dreamliner
- Regular passenger service on Boeing Dreamliner to start 2018
- Kangaroo Route to Australia used to take 12 1/2 days in 1935
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Qantas Airways Ltd. plans the first direct flights between Australia and Europe, using Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner to turn what was once a multi-day trip into 17 hours.
Australia’s national carrier will start regular non-stop flights between Perth and London in March 2018, it said in a statement on Sunday. The trip will be the shortest and fastest version of the trademarked Kangaroo Route since it was first flown more than 80 years ago.