Qantas will launch a 17-hour non-stop Perth – London service in March 2018, the first non-stop service on the ‘Kangaroo Route’ ever.

The ground-breaking new route will offer business travellers the first direct service between Australia and Europe.

The new 14,498 km Perth – London route, operated using Boeing 787-9 aircraft, will depart from Qantas’ existing domestic terminals (T3/4), which will be upgraded to accommodate international flights. The airline’s current international services from Perth (to Singapore and to Auckland) will also move to this terminal, helping to simplify the journey for thousands of people every year. Qantas will move its operations to an expanded Terminal 1 at Perth Airport by 2025, pending a commercial agreement.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners used on the route will carry 236 passengers across Business, Premium Economy, and Economy cabins.

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said the history-making route would be a watershed for travel, tourism and trade.

“When Qantas created the Kangaroo Route to London in 1947, it took four days and nine stops. Now it will take just 17 hours from Perth non-stop. This is a game-changing route flown by a game-changing aircraft. Australians have never had a direct link to Europe before, so the opportunities this opens up are huge. It’s great news for travellers because it will make it easier to get to London. It’s great news for Western Australia because it will bring jobs and tourism. And it’s great news for the nation, because it will bring us closer to one of our biggest trade partners and sources of visitors.”

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