Speaking at the Europe Inspiration Zone at WTM London on 5 November, the airline’s chief executive Shai Weiss said he thought the potential London-Sydney route, which Qantas is close to launching, is too long.
However, he admitted there were more destinations closer to home that could be of interest.
Weiss said: “Sydney to London has always been an aviator’s dream but personally I wouldn’t want to be on a plane for 19 hours.
“For us there are higher-priority new routes – we’re talking about Asia, we might want to go back to Asia, but to the right airport (Haneda).”
He added India also provided further opportunities that were up for consideration.
