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22
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9%
2 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Travellers will be able to fly between Sydney and New York in just 18 hours from mid-2028 when Qantas launches its second ultra long-haul route, cutting at least three hours from the travel time.
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Qantas → fly → time
The route will be the second in Qantas’ Project Sunrise expansion plans, after new Sydney to London direct flights to begin in October 2027.
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route → begin → October
Qantas currently offers flights from Sydney to New York with a stopover in Los Angeles, which take 21 hours and typically cost more than $1,400 one way or more than $1,900 return.
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which → offer → way
Qantas has not disclosed prices for the Project Sunrise routes.
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Qantas → disclose → routes
It has previously said ticket prices are facing upward pressure.
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prices → say → pressure
Tickets for the Sydney to New York route are set to go on sale in August 2027, Qantas said.
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Qantas → set → August
It has not specified which month flights will begin.
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flights → specify → ?
When it announced the London route launch date, the company said it would reveal launch timings in 2027.
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it → announce → 2027
Qantas is planning to unveil more 20-hour direct flights from Perth in future but has abandoned references to previous hopes to run routes from Brisbane or Melbourne.
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Qantas → plan → Brisbane
The company has ordered 12 Airbus A350–1000ULRs, fitted with extra fuel tanks, which can fly over 16,000km and up to 22 hours nonstop.
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which → order → km
The first is expected to arrive in Australia in April 2027.
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first → expect → April
The planes were specifically designed to fly up to 22 hours nonstop for Qantas, to complete some of the longest commercial flights in the world.
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planes → design → world
A test model in July completed a 24-hour, 24-minute flight from Melbourne to Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France, believed to be the longest-ever commercial flight.
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model → complete → Toulouse
It contains six first-class suites, 52 business suites and 40 premium economy seats.
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It → contain → suites
The company expects the Project Sunrise flights and sustained premium flight demand to increase its earnings by $400m over the next five years, with profit margins to rise from today’s rate of 4% to 10%.
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margins → expect → %
Qantas said demand for its flights in and out of New York have doubled since 2023.
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demand → say → 2023
Short-term US arrivals to Australia picked up 4% in the year to July 2026 compared with the year prior, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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arrivals → pick → Statistics
However, Australians travelling and returning from the US dropped 9% in the same period.
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Australians → travel → period
Qantas’ chief executive, Vanessa Hudson, said the flights could change the way Australians travel.
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Australians → say → way
‘“Reaching New York non-stop completes a vision we set out many years ago, and it’s a moment of enormous pride for the thousands of our people who have been working hard to make Project Sunrise a reality,” she said.
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she → reach → people
The company is training pilots on its A350 simulator and is teaching engineers about the new aircraft.
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company → train → aircraft
The company says more than 360 pilots and 1,200 cabin crew will be trained to operate the aircraft by the time the entire fleet has arrived.
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fleet → say → time
The Aporia
