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I have no doubt it will become an issue down the track once all the hoopla has died down and the level of scrutiny reduces.
Perhaps the Qantas Angels could whip up a campaign to get the loos stocked with PooPourri?!? LOL!
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Should be on the ground in 25 mins. First arrival of the day.
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Hmmm....17 hours QF Y class..(plus east coast connection maybe) ...you will not have slept..and now what? ....stay up all day?...what do you do until hotel check-in....yeah....no thanks...
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I think it has more to do with the milestone of connecting Australia to the UK non-stop.
There were several milestones in commercial aviation history, like the first Pacific crossing below the Antarctic circle, or the first non-stop East-West crossing of the US, etc etc. We know the time and distance is not the real issue, it's the simbolic significance of what has just ocurred.
...Now, I bet the pax and crew must be barely alive.
There were several milestones in commercial aviation history, like the first Pacific crossing below the Antarctic circle, or the first non-stop East-West crossing of the US, etc etc. We know the time and distance is not the real issue, it's the simbolic significance of what has just ocurred.
...Now, I bet the pax and crew must be barely alive.
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Is that all? United's 787-9 does LAX - SIN with 17 hours 45 minutes block time and have been doing it daily since the last 6 months. It's really no big deal. Pax are happy, the toilets are clean, people arrive in good shape to start the morning in Singapore. Really don't know what the fuss is all about.
For some Australians it is an iconic travel connection. Fewer now feel this but many older Australians still have an historic connection to UK.
There is a book many of us were required to read at school - The Tyranny of Distance by Geoffrey Blainey.
Is that all? United's 787-9 does LAX - SIN with 17 hours 45 minutes block time and have been doing it daily since the last 6 months. It's really no big deal. Pax are happy, the toilets are clean, people arrive in good shape to start the morning in Singapore. Really don't know what the fuss is all about.
Yeah, that North Pacific airspace throws in some real challenges with the density of aircraft trying to get FLs..............
Rumour is 2 A380s back in London by the end of the year.
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Now sadly just another airline.
(Yes, I seem to like the word iconic!).