Qantas will launch non-stop flights between Sydney and London, the first such service between Australia’s east coast and London. The inaugural flight is scheduled for October 2027, according to multiple corroborated sources. However, Qantas Airways CEO Vanessa Hudson has announced that Project Sunrise will make its inaugural flight in September 2027, creating a discrepancy in the reported date. The flight is planned to be operated using a specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 jet, according to travelweekly.com.au, and will cover a distance of 17,015 kilometers (10,573 miles), with an expected duration between 19 and 22 hours, as reported by gdelt. Qantas has operated flights between Sydney and London since 1947, with the original Kangaroo Route requiring seven stops. The new service eliminates the final stop on a route that has defined Australian international travel for almost 80 years. The current longest regularly scheduled direct flight is Singapore Airlines’ route between Singapore and New York City, which covers 15,349 kilometers (9,537 miles) and does not carry economy passengers, according to gdelt. A standard Airbus A350-1000 can carry up to 480 passengers, gdelt reported.