It could soon become a lot easier to fly to Australia from the UK - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Travel It could soon become a lot easier to fly to Australia from the UK By You Magazine - August 31, 2018 Of all of the places you could travel to from the UK, Australia is one of the most incredible – but it’s also one of the most expensive and furthest away. However, if you’ve dreamed of jetting to Oz for the first time (or you’re a seasoned visitor looking for an easier route for your return), there’s a new flight in the works that could make your journey a lot more straightforward. Qantas Airways boss Alan Joyce has revealed that the airline is investigating the possibility of a 20-hour direct flight between London and Sydney, as they now have vehicles ‘that could do it’. Getty Images The development is part of Project Sunrise — Qantas’ plan to fly non-stop to between Australia’s east coast and London, Paris and New York by 2022. ‘We’re challenging ourselves to think outside the box,’ he told Bloomberg. ‘Would you have the space used for other activities – exercise, bar, creche, sleeping areas and berths? Boeing and Airbus have been actually quite creative in coming up with ideas.’ ‘I’m actually confident that it will get there and we will have aircraft in 2022.’ Getty Images At the moment, it takes a minimum of 22 hours to make the trip, and you’ll always have to make a connection – so the new direct service could make a significant difference if and when it is made available. Quantas already offers a 17-hour non-stop flight between London and Perth on its Dreamliners, and has said that it’s the ‘highest rating service’ and that ‘customers love it’. At the launch event for the flight back in March, Joyce said: ‘Qantas has been preparing for this moment for 98 years… [since] we were founded in 1921.’ ‘When Qantas created the Kangaroo Route to London in 1947, it took four days and nine stops. Now it will take just 17 hours from Perth non-stop.’ RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hotel review Wyndham Residences Costa Adeje National Trust is giving away free tickets this autumn Hotel review Una St Ives Cornwall DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved