IT WAS heralded as a major milestone for Australian aviation — the first non-stop flight linking Australia and the UK over a whopping 17 hours.
When Qantas launched its daily flights between Perth and London in March, the question was: who would be tempted to fly this epic route?
Now, new figures from the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), published by the UK’s The Telegraph, has revealed the marathon flights have been taking off with only about 78 per cent of seats filled, prompting Qantas to deny suggestions the route was underperforming.
According to The Telegraph, in April, 10,692 passengers flew in or out of Perth.
