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Australia and New Zealand promote very long distance routes

Australia and New Zealand promote very long distance routes

In the last 13 years, they have added 10 flights that have crossed 13,000 kilometers.

Markets Australia and New Zealand They are interesting to observe, and only because FIFA Women's World Cup ongoing, but due to its significant boom in extreme long-haul flight routes, said consulting firm Cirium.

According to its Cirium Diio planning data, in 2010, after the global financial crisis, the longest distance route from either country was Melbourne-Los Angeles. Qantas and Virgin Australia flightsOnly 13,000 kilometers traveled.

Rapid progress has been made in implementing long corridors by 2023, and there are now 10 of them.

There is currently the longest road in the region Qatar Airways' Auckland-Doha route is the world's third longestOnly behind Singapore-New York and Singapore-Newark.

Other New Ultra Long Distance Routes Australia and New Zealand include Perth-London, Melbourne-Dallas/Fort Worth and Auckland-New York 14,000 kilometers away.

Long-haul wide-body aircraft are due to such widening distances B787-9 and A350-1000. The number of ultra-long-haul routes from Australia and New Zealand will continue to grow as Boeing and Airbus introduce new types of these aircraft with even greater range.

It has been known for months that Qantas plans to operate A350-1000 flights from Sydney and Melbourne to New York and London. For example, the Sydney-London route is over 16,000 kilometers long.

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