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00:02Qantas announced London as the first destination for its Project Sunrise non-stop ultra-long
00:07haul service from Sydney, according to Reuters. Ticket sales will start in February, and flights
00:12launching in October 2027. The airline aims to reduce the Sydney-London journey from 24 to 25
00:18hours via Singapore to a single 19 to 21 hour non-stop flight, using polar routes about a
00:24quarter of the time. Qantas launched a fleet overhaul in 2017 by challenging Airbus and
00:30Boeing to build planes capable of non-stop ultra-long haul flights from Australia. New York will
00:35also be served under Project Sunrise. Qantas estimates the initiative could add more than
00:40$283 million a year to earnings. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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