Qantas flies to Anchorage

[bentleg]

On 29/8 VH-ZND flew Melbourne to Anchorage direct. On 30/8 it flew Anchorage Sydney direct arriving 1/9.

Any ideas why? As a freighter? Part of project sunrise?

[A320 Flyer]

Repat flight I’d say

[chimbu warrior]

https://australianaviation.com.au/20...ise-in-alaska/

[ScepticalOptomist]

We have been flying lots of charters to all sorts of places during COVID.

[ACMS]

PANC in summer,…..big deal, flew in their during winter ( and summer ) many times starting 27 years ago…

[ScepticalOptomist]

Originally Posted by ACMS

PANC in summer,…..big deal, flew in their during winter ( and summer ) many times starting 27 years ago…

Not everyone is as great as you, obviously.

[Australopithecus]

Originally Posted by ACMS

PANC in summer,…..big deal, flew in their during winter ( and summer ) many times starting 27 years ago…

Huh. I did many flights there starting 43 years ago. In a DC-4. But whatever.

[Capt Fathom]

What Chimbu Warrior alluded to. There was a Qantas flight a couple of weeks back.
Williamtown-Brisbane-Anchorage. A Defence Force charter.
The aircraft returned via Los Angeles.

[Zombywoof]

Originally Posted by Australopithecus

Huh. I did many flights there starting 43 years ago. In a DC-4. But whatever.

Nonstop from Australia? Man, you're good!

[TBM-Legend]

Originally Posted by bentleg

On 29/8 VH-ZND flew Melbourne to Anchorage direct. On 30/8 it flew Anchorage Sydney direct arriving 1/9.

Any ideas why? As a freighter? Part of project sunrise?

Support for RAAF in Red Flag Alaska hosted there.

[Australopithecus]

Originally Posted by Zombywoof

Nonstop from Australia? Man, you're good!

A DC-4 doesn’t carry enough oil to get that far let alone avgas/coffee/etc. So no, it was from elsewhere in the region. But no matter, I was just having a go at old mate. I am also happy to compare notes about Greenland, Iceland and outer space if asked…