iscoverTo mark the one-year anniversary of Qantas starting flights between Perth and London Heathrow on March 24 2018 – linking the continents of Australia and Europe with regularly scheduled nonstop service for the first time – this week’s Throwback Thursday feature is Gerard Frawley’s story on the historic day from the May 2018 edition of Australian Aviation.
When Qantas Flight 9 touched down in London at the end of its historic nonstop flight from Perth a little after 5am local time on Sunday March 25, the remarkable had been made to seem routine.
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says:Qantas links Australia and UK, not Europe!