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Qantas Airways launches ‘Full-Day’ flight to nowhere

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10 October, 2020, 01:30 pm
Last modified: 10 October, 2020, 03:15 pm

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Qantas Airways launches ‘Full-Day’ flight to nowhere

The flight will fly over some of the country's prominent landmarks, including Uluru, the famous red sandstone monolith in the Northern Territory

TBS Report
10 October, 2020, 01:30 pm
Last modified: 10 October, 2020, 03:15 pm
Qantas flight QF1, an A380 aircraft, takes off from Sydney International Airport en route to Dubai, above Botany Bay, in Australia August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Qantas flight QF1, an A380 aircraft, takes off from Sydney International Airport en route to Dubai, above Botany Bay, in Australia August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Qantas Airways Ltd has launched a "full-day outing" sightseeing flight across Australia to deal with the pandemic's effect on the tourism industry.

The airline's sightseeing flight took off on Saturday morning from Sydney with 150 passengers with no specific duration. 

The airline has not specified when the flight has been scheduled to return to the same airport, reports The Bloomberg. 

The flight will fly over some of the country's prominent landmarks, including Uluru, the famous red sandstone monolith in the Northern Territory, the carrier said in a statement.

FILE PHOTO: Workers can be seen near Qantas Airways, Australia's national carrier, Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the tarmac at Adelaide Airport, Australia, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Workers can be seen near Qantas Airways, Australia's national carrier, Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the tarmac at Adelaide Airport, Australia, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

The aircraft will drop to 4,000 feet at some points during the trip for a better view, compared with 35,000 feet normally. The flight on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner, usually reserved for long-haul international flights, will use offsets to account for its carbon emissions, Qantas said.

Airlines and tourism operators are grappling with a dramatic plunge in passenger traffic as a result of border closures, quarantine measures and curbs on movement. A third of the world's passenger jets remain grounded, while the number of flights in the US is about half the total a year ago and about 60% lower in Europe, according to aviation data provider Cirium.

Qantas, which plans to cut as many as 8,500 jobs and is considering the future of its Sydney headquarters under a cost review, last month offered loaded bar carts from retired 747s for about A$1,474 ($1,067) each, and previously sold off stocks of pajamas.

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