Boeing 777x qantas11/24/2023 ![]() ![]() and European flights from Australia with a full load of passengers and their luggage. Qantas ( QABSY) believes the marathon flights would be more appealing to passengers because it would eliminate the stress of an airport connection.Īirbus ( EADSF) and Boeing ( BA) are both developing new ultra-long-range jets, but Qantas said neither can make the U.S. Such a route between Sydney and London would beat the world record holder for long distance flying (Auckland, New Zealand to Doha, Qatar) by more than 1,300 nautical miles.Ī non-stop flight between Sydney and London would clock in at 20 hours and 20 minutes and Sydney to New York would be 18 hours and 7 minutes, according to Qantas. ![]() Punishing winds have severely limited the amount of paying passengers or revenue-generating cargo a flight can carry in order to pay for the marathon trip. No aircraft has ever been able to connect the largest cities in Australia to the U.K. ![]()
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