Qantas boss Alan Joyce says the airline is in “advance discussions” with Airbus and Boeing over an aircraft suitable for a 20-hour flight between London and Sydney.
Speaking to the BBC, Joyce said Qantas hoped to place an order next year, which could see the non-stop route launch in 2022 - if the aircraft manufacturers are up to the task.
The approximately 20-hour flight would eclipse Qantas’s 17-hour non-stop London-Perth service, launched earlier this year.
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