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submitted 11 hours ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/world@quokk.au

The first aircraft, which carries 20,000 additional litres ⁠of fuel and can seat 238 passengers, is due for delivery in April 2027. Qantas expects to operate daily nonstop flights between Sydney and London from October 2027.

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[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 17 points 11 hours ago

Imagine being crammed in an economy seat for twenty four hours

[-] Quokka@quokk.au 4 points 7 hours ago

I did a bus trip for a bit longer once, I think as long as they let you hop off the plane for a quick stretch of the legs it isn’t too unbearable.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

You’re a tough one!

[-] OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 hours ago

As the Ramones once sang:

twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go

I wanna be sedated

[-] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Checks Bucket List:

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[-] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 1 points 8 hours ago

Honestly it better be only first class lie flat seats.

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2026
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