The inaugural,historic flight departs Perth on Saturday evening, completing the 9000-mile journey in just over 17 hours Australia and Britain will be connected by a continuous journey for the first time with the arrival in London on Sunday of a direct Qantas flight from Perth.
The QF9 flight, and which takes off on Saturday evening from the capital of Western Australia,is expected to assume around 17 hours and 20 minutes – depending on winds – and will mark a historic aviation feat by completing the 9000-mile (14,500km) route without a atomize.
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Source: guardian.co.uk