Qantas B787-9 business class LONDON–PERTH

Tom Otley

BACKGROUND At 14,500km, this is the third-longest commercial flight currently in operation, and the first scheduled non-stop service between the UK and Australia. It’s served daily by a B787-9 from London Heathrow Terminal 3. The new route means that Qantas now has three routes between Australia and London – the direct Perth-London service on the B787-9 Dreamliner; a reinstated Sydney-Singapore-London service on the A380; and London via Dubai from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth with partner airline Emirates on a mix of A380 and B777 aircraft. BOARDING This was from Gate 1 (for scheduled departure at 1315). Priority boarding for business class passengers came after children and the elderly. Business class is spread over two cabins in a 1-2-1 configuration (A-EF-K). I was in the front cabin. The aircraft caters for…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2018

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