Qantas Airways Makes First Non-Stop Flight Between Australia and Europe

Qantas Airways Makes First Non-Stop Flight Between Australia and Europe
Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce (2nd L) and chief financial officer Tino La Spina (2nd R) test out the premium economy seat for the airline's new 787-9 Dreamliner after a press conference in Sydney on Feb. 23, 2017. WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images
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A Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its first non-stop flight between Perth and London in on Saturday, March 24. The historic journey for the Australian airline is the first to connect the two continents of Australia and Europe directly, and is one of the longest commercial flights in the world.

The inaugural flight carried more than 200 passengers and 16 crew members, and took around 17 hours and 20 minutes to complete.