Flying Beyond Maximum Range: The Longest Flights Offered By Qantas 

SYD-PER-LHR sounds like you can save a couple of hours but it cost me 4 days of severe back pain during which it was a struggle to go to the restaurant for breakfast let alone go out anywhere. Returned LHR-SIN-SYD and had much milder back pain for a day that ibuprofen was able to control. Incidentally I have done long-haul flights on a number of other airlines and not had the back pain issues so the QANTAS seat may be an issue particularly as the seat pitch is inferior to a number of its competitors.

Love Qantas

These ultra long haul flihgts on the 787 once again prove how capable this aircraft really is. Even though there are aircraft with longer range (such as the 777-200LR and A340-500), the 787 is the first aircraft that is versatile enough to fly both ultra long haul and shorter flights efficiently and profitably. And on top of that, the 787 has allowed low-cost long haul airlines to be profitable for the first time. I think the 787 has surpassed the expectations of almost everyone (including Boeing).

When your flight path looks like a satellite trajectory map, it's a long flight. 🤣

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I remember flying SYD LAX, 15 hours when the 747-400 was new and what a marvel that was. Now that route is a yawn, any old twin can do it.

The QF5/6 flight numbers used to be used for SYD-SIN-FRA, which they cancelled just before the partnership with Emirates started. Qantas just confirmed that the seasonal flights to Rome would happen again in 2024. QF7/8 also used to go to Europe (Rome) prior to it being used for the SYD-DFW flights. QF3/4 used to be used for SYD-HNL, which has now been renumbered QF103/104. MEL-DFW is using the old flight numbers from SYD-NRT. Qantas was weeks away from starting BNE-ORD (slightly longer then AKL-JFK) in March 2020 when everything shut down due to Covid. There has not yet been any word about it still going ahead at some point.

I flew Melbourne - Dallas a few months ago, the first leg of a mammoth journey back to London. Incredible that for hours there is nothing but the Pacific below....

I have done the PER-FCO flight last year, and doing it again this year. It's a long flight but seeing my return flight last year contained just running across airports to change planes, it actually feels like you spend so much more time in a plane actually having any layover because you don't get to feel like you aren't in a plane.

I flew DFW to SYD on 1st june, 16hrs and 31 mins in the air, thankfully in business class!

I once flew from LAX to SYD with a 3 hrs stop in AKL on a PA 747SP. I was fortunate enough to be upgraded to F Class, but after 15hours in the air, I had all the movies I could watch, all the fine food I cared to eat, all the drinks I cared to sip and all the naps and sleep I could do, whether it was in First or Coach, all I wanted after takeoff from AKL was OFF that Airplane! It's quite an interesting experience that I did do again, but it does get a little long. it makes a flight from SLC to HNL seem like short haul.

Lesh go, first comment. Living in Sydney, this is quite cool

excited to see air new zealand use a potential syd-lhr as a jumping off point for a non-stop service from akl-lhr as aircraft range grows

My first ever flight was from Heathrow to Sydney via New York San Francisco Hawaii and Fiji. No lengthy stopovers just refueling and then we were on our way. The flying time was 36 incredible hours. No big jets in the late 60s just the trustworthy 707. I was a teenager on my own and on my way forever to a new life on Australia. It took every bit of courage i could muster to head into the unknown.

Love the flight done it loads to perth to see my family goes fairly quick do it now every new year

Honestly project sunrise will be worrying for middle eastern airlines once other airlines take note of nonstop direct flights to all parts of the world.

The Auckland stop is due to people having to clear customs with their baggage at their first US port of call. The LA break was very long. In Auckland, it is change crew, fuel up and take on a few more passengers. Qantas charges a 20% premium for the ultra long hall flights. However, they link Australia to the main overseas centres of finance and work for Australians.

Interesting 😊😊😊

Do the flight carry enough Australian beers to keep the passengers content the whole time?

What happened to your guys fleet deep dive series love that one

the flight time doesn't include ground time in FR24 IIRC. Flightradar is counting flight time from wheels-off runway to wheels on the runway

They did a experiment flight, direct from Sidney to London, i think 19 hours

I wouldn't mind multiple legs if I had a seat that I could sleep on. Trade the weight and space occupied by the long distance fuel for weight and space occupied by passengers in economy. Not that it would happen even if technically possible, because the airline is not about to cannibalise its business class market.

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I would never consider such long flights in coach, recently flew at night from Paris to Mauritius for only 1.500€ in business class with a flat bed, it's really worth the money imho

I think once the Project sunrise comes effective that will be the longest flight in the world

I have flown the 787 LHR - PER route several times, and although its a long flight, I much prefer it to my previous Emirates A380 with 2 hour stop over at Dubai. I dislike the excessive waiting around and re-security checks at Dubai.

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Silly to put Australia out there in the corner behind expansive continents and oceans!

When Qantas used to fly MEL-AKL-LAX and SYD-AKL-LAX in addition to the direct LAX flights, I always chose the AKL flights just to get off the plane for 2 hours. Longer in total, but AKL-LAX was only around 12 hours if I recall correctly. Much better than up to 16+ hours direct. Likewise I always fly via Asia to Europe, taking at least a day's stoppover. After being loyal to Qantas for decades I ditched them altogether when they opted for DXB instead. I see no reason to change that. I have zero interest in direct flights to JFK or LHR or DFW.

All I’ll say is I can’t imagine.Being on a commercial plane.For almost a full day!

Where are project sunrise flights?

Even with weight restrictions, how does an airplane consistently fly beyond it's published longest possible flight range? How come no one asks this question? The answer is NO-WHERE on the internet or on the Boeing website.

A350 , simply the best

Those economy seats looks pretty torturous for an ultra long haul flight. I am glad I will never have to take any of those flights 😝

I'm from NY and I was hoping that there would be a direct flight from JFK to SYD. No luck.

Interesting how the inbound Trans-Pacific flights are so much longer than even the European flights. Personally would never fly the 787 in economy on these routes. So bring on the A350.

I think they're tankering fuel across the world for no good reason and should arrange a stop at a convenient in-between location.

Sydney and melbourne to uk and usa

Absolutely dread ULH flights.

Hi Qantas People I have email Qantas with no reply - poor service What a pity the managemnet can't think outside the square Here on service that no one is doing and that is Queenstown and Christchurch to Adelaide a city of a over a million people with no service to the south Island of New Zealand'with a population of over a million people A service which would have no competition Come on Qantas get your act together!!!!!

Flight time on those routes is just bananas. I'd be more concerned about the health of the aircrew flying that distance even though there are spare pilots. Looks like the 350-1000 ULR is going to blow the Boeing 789 out the water

Boeing id definitely on the way out

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My thoughts, 1-hour is 59 minutes to long to be in a 787 NightMare Liner. If I wanted to fly any of those routes, I'd wait for the a350's to take over.

Must be very boring