Qantas will launch the world’s longest commercial nonstop flight. It will take QF1 21 hours to cover the 10,978 miles from Sydney to London. It will leave Sydney in the evening and arrive in London the next morning. QF2, from London to Sydney, will leave before lunch and arrive in the late afternoon on the following day after 20 hours. The flights are expected to launch in 2025.

The ultra-long London flights will operate on Airbus A350-1000 jets, which Qantas describes as the ‘ultimate long-range aircraft.’

The Sunday Times reported that, Alan Joyce, the Qantas CEO, confirmed the services and the “initiative, named Project Sunrise after the double sunrise passengers will see, marks the biggest leap forward for travellers on the Kangaroo route since 1947, when the Australian flag carrier first started flying from London to Sydney — a three-day journey that then required seven stops.”

“We’re defeating distance.” Joyce is quoted as saying.

The aircraft will carry 238 passengers with a four-class service – around 40% of seats in premium class.

The current title holder for the world’s longest flight is Singapore Airline’s New York service