Airbus A350 jet flies 24 hours nonstop from Australia to France

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-a350-jet-flies-24-hours-nonstop-australia-france-2026-07-28/

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 pts · 16d (5 replies)

Imagine being crammed in an economy seat for twenty four hours

Canopyflyer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 15d

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Quokka@quokk.au · 4 pts · 15d (1 reply)

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 pts · 15d

You’re a tough one!

OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 15d

As the Ramones once sang:

twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go

I wanna be sedated

mrmaplebar@fedia.io · 1 pts · 15d

Honestly it better be only first class lie flat seats.