The first non-stop flight between Australia and the UK landed at London Heathrow this morning.
Flight Qantas 9 (QF9), a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landed at Heathrow’s Terminal 3 just after 5am, after departing from Perth in Australia 17 hours before.
The same route previously required a stopover either at Singapore or somewhere in the Middle East, but the Dreamliner’s extended range does no longer require it.
Qantas 9 traverses 9,000 miles across the world, which makes it the second longest route after a Qatar Airways service between Doha and Auckland, which covers 9,028 miles.