There are only 50 people on board including crew. Media are reporting only 20.
Passengers and crew have special food and drinks catered on board and the passengers are restricted from drinking alcohol so the data shows them sleeping more. They are being put to sleep at optimum times and woken up accordingly. No babies or children are carried to make it realistic.
The Flight crew are only operating one of the direct sectors having deadheaded to JFK in business class two days prior.
Pilots selected by management. No crew will operate more than one single sector for the data.Only 3 flights are taking place prior to implementing.
It is also the shortest of all the sectors Qantas are proposing. The longest being Sydney direct to London.