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Sydney-to-London unveiled as first route for Qantas's Project Sunrise The flights, set to begin take off from next year, will mark the first time flights from the east coast will complete the Kangaroo Route without a stop over.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Qantas Airways plans to launch the world's longest direct flight next year, a service of up to 22 hours nonstop between London and Sydney. The Sydney-based airline on Thursday unveiled the first of its specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 jets that will regularly make the 17,015-kilometer (10,573-mile) journey from October next year. The flights between cities on opposite sides of the world are expected to take between 19 and 22 hours. The current longest regularly scheduled direct flight is Singapore Airlines' route between its city-state base and New York City. The distance of 15,349 kilometers (9,537 miles) is flown in under 19 hours. A significant difference in passenger comfort between the airlines is that Singapore’s Flight SQ24 doesn’t fly economy passengers. While a standard Airbus A350-1000 can carry up to 480 passengers, Qantas ' customized version A350-1000ULR will carry only 238, with 140 of those in what is colloquially termed "cattle class" on flights between London and Sydney. The farthest an economy passenger can currently fly on a direct flight in the world is with Qantas between London and Perth on Australia’s west coast. That’s a distance of…

Qantas confirms date for first Sydney-London non-stop flights in ... Qantas Airways CEO Vanessa Hudson has announced that Project Sunrise will make it's inaugural flight in September 2027. Photo: Stuart Bailey SHARE Qantas has confirmed it will launch the world’s first non-stop flights between Sydney and London from October 2027, marking a major milestone for its long-awaited Project Sunrise initiative and rewriting the history of the iconic Kangaroo Route. The announcement was made as the airline unveiled its first Airbus A350-1000ULR in Qantas livery at Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France, bringing the carrier a step closer to achieving one of aviation’s most ambitious projects. The new service will become the first non-stop flight between Australia’s east coast and London, eliminating the final stop on a route that has defined Australian international travel for almost 80 years. Qantas has operated flights between Sydney and London since 1947, when the original Kangaroo Route took four days and required seven stops through Darwin, Singapore, Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo, Castel Benito and Rome before reaching the UK. The airline said the new service will reduce trave…

Qantas names London as first destination for Project Sunrise flights Australians will be able to fly non-stop from Sydney to London aboard Qantas’ new Project Sunrise planes from 2027, the airline has announced. The inaugural Project Sunrise flights will become the longest commercial flights in the world, aboard a specially modified Airbus A350-1000ULR (for ultra-long range). “The tyranny of distance for Australians will finally be conquered,” chief executive Vanessa Hudson said. Flights are scheduled to begin in October 2027. Tickets will go on sale in February 2027. Qantas said New York will soon become the second destination for the 22-hour direct flights. “The A350 is going to give us the ability to connect East Coast Australia to London and New York, and that is going to be the starting point,” Hudson said, pointing to Qantas’ historic role in keeping Australia connected to Europe during World War II. Nearly a decade after Project Sunrise was announced by Qantas, the firstplane is undergoing test flights, while a second has been painted in its Qantas livery. The announcement of the schedule comes nearly a month after Airbus revealed that the first A350-1000ULRwould not …

Qantas's Project Sunrise to launch first direct route between Sydney ... 18 June 2026, 6:54am Qantas's Project Sunrise to launch first direct route between Sydney and London in 2027 Caption: A Qantas Airways Airbus A380. (File photo) Photo credit: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa via AFP By Thomas Morgan, ABC Direct flights between Sydney and London are set to take off from next year after Qantas unveiled the first route of its long-promised Project Sunrise. The announcement came after Qantas took delivery of its latest widebody, long-haul jet, an Airbus A350-1000 specialised for flying the 21-hour journey without a stopover. Flights are set to begin between the two cities from October next year. Qantas has previously indicated it also wants to start direct flights from other east coast cities to the British capital, and to other destinations including New York. "Qantas was built on the belief that Australia's distance from the rest of the world should never stand in the way," Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson said in a statement. "The pioneering spirit of generations of our people has forged that path ever since, and today is the most significant step in that mission in …

Qantas to launch non-stop Sydney-London flights in October 2027 SYDNEY - Australian airline Qantas announced it will launch the world's first non-stop flights between London and Sydney in October 2027.

Qantas confirms "Project Sunrise's" first route - Sydney to London in ... At an event in Toulouse, Qantas confirmed it plans to launch its world-first non-stop services between Sydney and London from October 2027 , the first time the Kangaroo Route has ever been flown without stops from Australia’s east coast . Today’s announcement comes as the national carrier unveiled its first Airbus A350-1000ULR in Qantas livery at Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Toulouse, the result of years of development to conquer the final frontier of long-haul aviation as part of Project Sunrise. Qantas Airways Project Sunrise Reveal, Image, Stuart Bailey for Qantas. Qantas has been flying between Sydney and London since 1947, when the original Kangaroo Route took four days with seven stops in Darwin, Singapore, Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo, Castel Benito and Rome, on its way to the UK. The new non-stop flights will cut up to four hours off the travel time compared to the current one-stop services. These historic ultra-long-haul services will operate alongside Qantas’ existing Perth-London and Sydney-Singapore-London services. The first Project Sunrise Sydney to London services will go on sale in February …

Qantas' 10,573-Mile, 21-Hour Sydney To London A350 Flights Launch Late 2027 20 Share Tweet Since 2017, we’ve known about Qantas’ “Project Sunrise” concept , whereby the airline will fly from Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL) to New York (JFK) and London (LHR), using special Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft. These will be the world’s longest flights, and will see passengers spending nearly an entire day on an aircraft without stopping. Qantas has been teasing this for nearly a decade, and the airline has now announced the first long haul route to get this service, along with the approximate launch date. However, more patience will be required, as this will only take flight 16 months from now, best case scenario. In this post: Qantas’ record breaking Sydney to London flights unveiled Qantas has announced that it plans to launch nonstop flights between Sydney and London as of October 2027, with flights going on sale as of February 2027. This will represent the first-ever regularly scheduled nonstop flights between Australia’s East Coast and the UK. London will be the first Qantas Project Sunrise destination Qantas notes how this announcement coincides with the first A350-1000ULR in Qantas…

Qantas nonstop flights from London to Sydney postponed again due ... Passengers hoping for a nonstop flight from Heathrow airport to Sydney will be waiting a while longer. Qantas has revealed another postponement to “ Project Sunrise ” – the plan for the world’s longest flights, connecting Sydney with both London and New York. Delivery delays by Airbus mean the Australian airline will not now begin services in the first half of 2027. The link from Heathrow is expected to take around 19 hours, four hours faster than the current one-stop flight via Singapore. For its flagship project, Qantas has ordered 12 Airbus A350 aircraft specially configured with an additional fuel tank. Both of the proposed routes require three planes to maintain a daily non-stop service. A spokesperson for the airline said: “While the first aircraft delivery has shifted to April 2027, the next four will follow in quick succession, putting us back on our original schedule by November. “We continue to work closely with Airbus on the delivery and certification process that will enable us to begin operating these history-making ultra long-haul flights.” Qantas will announce a new start date, and whether the firs…

No stops to London: Qantas unveils first A350 and Kangaroo Route launch ... Qantas will fly non-stop between Sydney and London from October 2027, the first time the Kangaroo Route has been operated without a stop from Australia's east coast. The flying kangaroo has locked in Sydney-London as the launch route for Project Sunrise, its long-running plan to connect Australia’s east coast with Europe non-stop, with services set to begin in October 2027. The confirmation coincided with the public unveiling of the first A350-1000ULR in Qantas livery at the Airbus manufacturing facility in Toulouse, the aircraft purpose-built to fly the ultra-long-haul mission. The route marks the first time travellers will be able to fly direct from Australia’s east coast to the United Kingdom, removing the traditional stopover that has defined the Kangaroo Route for decades. The UK remains one of Australia’s top outbound markets, and a direct Sydney-London service strips the layover in the Middle East or Asia out of the journey for those willing to pay for it. The A350-1000ULR is the aircraft that makes the mission possible, fitted with the extended range needed to cover the distance in a single ho…

MELBOURNE, Australia — Qantas Airways plans to launch the world's longest direct flight next year, a service of up to 22 hours nonstop between London and Sydney. The Sydney-based airline on Thursday unveiled the first of its specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 jets that will regularly make the 17,015-kilometer (10,573-mile) journey from October next year. The flights between cities on opposite sides of the world are expected to take between 19 and 22 hours. The current longest regularly scheduled direct flight is Singapore Airlines' route between its city-state base and New York City. The distance of 15,349 kilometers (9,537 miles) is flown in under 19 hours. A significant difference in passenger comfort between the airlines is that Singapore’s Flight SQ24 doesn’t fly economy passengers. While a standard Airbus A350-1000 can carry up to 480 passengers, Qantas ' customized version A350-1000ULR will carry only 238, with 140 of those in what is colloquially termed "cattle class" on flights between London and Sydney. The farthest an economy passenger can currently fly on a direct flight in the world is with Qantas between London and Perth on Australia’s west coast. That’s a distance of…