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The narrowbody touched down at Auckland Airport late Wednesday night and is the first of two joining its fleet, the second is slated to arrive next week.
After the flight, users took to Twitter to share their emotional responses to the return of QF1 to London Heathrow after nearly two years of travel restrictions.
The flight carried some of Australia's first passengers that were free to leave the country without first securing an exemption for the government to travel. The trip took around 22 1/2 hours, including the layover in Darwin.
The first Qantas flight out of Australia following eased international border restrictions has finally arrived in London. VH-ZNI, nicknamed Kookaburra, landed at Heathrow at 6:33am local time on Tuesday.
Joyce clarified that by mid-2022, the airline will aim to be servicing all routes on its pre-COVID network, however with less frequency and smaller aircraft, before conditions improve into 2023.
QF1 is the first Qantas International flight to leave the country since the government lifted the national travel ban, and NSW, Victoria and the ACT all reopened their borders to fully-vaccinated Australians.
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