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huh. Qantas is planning direct Sydney-London and Sydney-New York flights. that sounds cool and miserable. -- nm

Posted by mafic May 1 '22, 19:53

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"When I go, I'm flying Air Bizarre. It's a good airline. You buy a one way round trip ticket. You leave any Monday, and they bring you back the - prayformojo May 1, 20:00
Yeah they've had this on their long term plans for a while, it was (is?) a question of planes that can travel that distance. - ty97 May 1, 20:00 7
- 30 passengers, luxury cabin for each! I’m in! -- nm - Mop May 1, 20:41
- they're getting a pile of A350-1000s specifically for the extra long haul routes. delayed by the pandemic, but slated to start in 2025. -- nm - mafic May 1, 20:02 4
  - I know Singapore has some A350-900ULR (ultra long range) that they use on NYC-Singapore non-stop but they don't have economy of the planes, only PE/J -- nm - ty97 May 1, 20:05
  - I'm not an engineer but I think piling planes on top of each other could cause damage -- nm - ty97 May 1, 20:04 2
    - Nah, they manage to fly, right? Can't weigh much more than a bird. -- nm - Ender May 1, 22:15
    - honorary dad -- nm - psilotum May 1, 20:16
- They did a test flight pre-pandemic -- (link) - ty97 May 1, 20:00

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