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Qantas Brings Forward Return Of Non-Stop Perth Flights

Qantas has brought forward its planned return of non-stop flights between London & Perth.

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Qantas Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner (Image courtesy of Qantas Airways)

Qantas is to bring forward its planned return of non-stop flights between London Heathrow and Perth.

Since Qantas resumed passenger flights between the UK and Australia all have operated non-stop to Darwin.

Qantas had planned to restore its non-stop link to Perth in June, at the same time as Airbus A380 flights to Sydney via Singapore.

This is now brought forward to Monday 23 May 2022. As before COVID-19, the flight will continue between Perth and Melbourne.

There have been reports of operational problems flying non-stop between Darwin and London, with passengers’ bags left behind in some instances.

Perth will also again a non-stop link to Rome shortly afterwards with a new seasonal Qantas service between 25 June and 6 October 2022.

At the time of publication, timetables on the Qantas website do not appear to have been fully updated. Inbound flights to London still show as operating from Darwin.

Finnair To Operate BA Heathrow Short Haul Flights

Finnair will operate selected BA short haul fights from London Heathrow Terminal 3 throughout the summer.

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British Airways Galleries Club Lounge, London Heathrow Terminal 3 (Image Credit: British Airways)

British Airways has called on its Oneworld alliance partner Finnair to operate a number of short haul flights on its behalf throughout the summer 2022.

This follows a similar move at Gatwick where BA has wet leased Iberia Express aircraft.

Finnair will operate selected BA short haul fights based at Heathrow Terminal 3. This will run from 3 May until at least 31 August.

London Air Travel’s Monday Briefing – 2 May 2022

Welcome to London Air Travel’s weekly briefing on air travel around the world, as published every Monday at 06:00 BST.

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Qantas May 2022 Aircraft Order (Image Credit: Qantas)

Welcome to London Air Travel’s Monday Briefing for the week beginning 2 May 2022.

Qantas Project Sunrise Airbus Order

Non-stop flights to Sydney are coming to London Heathrow from 2025 onwards.

Qantas has finally placed an order for 12 Ultra Long Range Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

These will be delivered between mid-2025 and 2028. You can read full details of the Airbus A350-1000 order and its proposed layout and First Suite here.

Also announced today by Qantas is an order for 20 Airbus A220-300 aircraft and 20 Airbus A321 XLR aircraft. These will be delivered from late 2023 and 2024 respectively and will replace Boeing 717 and 737 aircraft.

A lot can happen in three years, but for Qantas CEO Alan Joyce this should cement his legacy of breaking one of the final frontiers of civil aviation and helping Qantas reassert itself after a decades of retraction on international routes.

The start of non-stop flights to Sydney from late 2025 should coincide with 90 years of passenger flights between the UK and Australia.

From Twelve Days To Non-Stop In 20 Hours

How flying between the UK and Australia has evolved from the first flights in 1935 which took more than 12 days.

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Qantas Empire Airways Lockheed Constellation Aircraft VH-EAC, Sydney, 1947 (Image Credit: Qantas Airways)

Qantas will fly non-stop from London Heathrow to Sydney from 2027.

For Qantas this represents one of the final frontiers of civil aviation: non-stop flights to anywhere in Australia from the world’s major cities.

It will also mark 90 years of radical evolution of civil aviation between the UK and Australia.

From one flight a week taking 12 and a half days to up to four daily non-stop flights Australia in 20 hours, here’s how flying from the UK to Australia has evolved from 1935 onwards.

Qantas To Fly London – Sydney Non-Stop

Qantas has ordered 12 Ultra Long Range Airbus A350-1000 aircraft capable of flying non-stop from London to Sydney.

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Qantas Airbus A350-1000 Aircraft CGI Image (Image Credit: Airbus / Qantas)

In 2017, now a lifetime ago in aviation, Qantas set Airbus and Boeing a challenge.

They were asked to design an aircraft capable of breaking one of the last frontiers of civil aviation: non-stop flights between London Heathrow and the East Coast of Australia.

Five years, a lot of PR hype, and a global pandemic later, Qantas has confirmed it has ordered 12 Ultra Long Range Airbus A350-1000 aircraft capable of flying from London Heathrow to Sydney non-stop.

This will cut the journey time from London to Sydney from 23 hours to around 20 hours.

The first aircraft are expected to be delivered between 2025 and 2028. This is some 90 years after the first passenger flights between the UK and Australia which took 12 and half days.

British Airways Reopens Singapore Lounge

British Airways has reopened its lounge at Terminal 1, Singapore Changi airport.

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British Airways Lounge Singapore Changi Airport (Credit: British Airways)

British Airways has reopened its lounge at Singapore Changi Airport.

This lounge, which opened in 2015 and features a separate “Concorde Bar” for First Class passengers, is BA’s only lounge in Asia.

The reopening follows the recent relaunch of daily flights between Singapore and Sydney.

London Air Travel’s Monday Briefing – 25 April 2022

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Heathrow Airport At Night (Image Credit: Heathrow)

Welcome to London Air Travel’s Monday Briefing for the week beginning 25 April 2022.

Another bank holiday weekend is approaching in the UK. Attention will once again be focused on how well airports and airlines are equipped to handle passenger volumes.

In response to reports BA is setting up a cabin crew base in Madrid to staff some short haul flights this summer, the airline has told The Telegraph it is “looking at a range of temporary options to ensure we can support our customers this summer as we ramp our operation back up.”

BA has in the past actively recruited cabin crew in mainland Europe for its London cabin crew fleets. It also has overseas crew bases to provide local language speakers on certain long haul routes, but has more recently generally preferred to recruit crews with specific language skills in the UK.

This would be the first time the airline has set up an overseas crew base to operate short haul flights. What is planned as temporary can often become permanent. Much like the establishment of BA EuroFlyer at Gatwick this in the past would have been seen as unpalatable to trade unions.

BA Extends Long Haul Flights At Terminal 3

British Airways will continue to operate long haul flights at London Heathrow Terminal 3 throughout the winter season.

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British Airways will continue to operate long haul flights at London Heathrow Terminal 3 throughout the winter season.

The airline is in the process of restarting long haul flights at the terminal following a two year absence. It moved flights to Barbados, Nairobi and Orlando from Terminal 5 to 3 on 30 March 2022.

Flights to Accra, Austin, Las Vegas, Phoenix and São Paulo – Buenos Aires follow shortly on 25 April.

This was intended to be for the summer season only, to allow American Airlines to move Dallas / Fort Worth, Los Angeles and Miami to Terminal 5 for the summer.

It has now been extended to the winter season, which begins on Sunday 30 October 2022, for many routes. BA has today, Thursday 21 April, updated its timetables.

S7 Airlines Suspended From Oneworld Alliance

S7 Airlines has been suspended from the Oneworld alliance until further notice.

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Oneworld Alliance Logo (Image Credit: Oneworld)

Russian carrier S7 Airlines has been suspended from the Oneworld alliance with immediate effect.

The suspension is said to be by mutual agreement between the airline and Oneworld. It applies from today, Tuesday 19 April 2022, until further notice.

London Air Travel’s Monday Briefing – 18 April 2022

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bmi British Midland Aircraft — bmi British Midland

Welcome to London Air Travel’s Monday Briefing for the week beginning 18 April 2022.

On this Easter Monday we take a look at how ten years ago this week a decades long rivalry at London Heathrow came to an end when its second largest airline, bmi, came to merge with BA.