Niamh Shackleton
For those of you who hate having to get flight transfers, this new opportunity might just be for you.
Typically when traveling to far away parts of the globe, you have at least one flight change. For example, most Emirates long-haul flights have transfers in Dubai, while many of British Airways' are somewhere in London.
Now, anyone who has traveled from London to Australia will know that it isn't a direct flight - but this is all set to change very soon.
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Aussie airline Qantas plans on launching what's been dubbed as the 'longest flight in the world' and will directly link London to Sydney.
Named Project Sunrise, the flight route will cover 10,576 miles and will take so long that 'passengers can see two sunrises while onboard', explains AFAR.
Travelers are expected to be airborne for up to 20 hours.
Project Sunrise will also see direct flights from Australia to other European locations, as well as New York.
"In 2017, we announced plans to take on the final frontier of aviation: direct flights from the east coast of Australia to Europe and New York," Qantas' website details.
"We challenged Boeing and Airbus to deliver an aircraft capable of ultra long-haul flying, which would revolutionise Australian air travel and codenamed Project Sunrise for our long history of endurance flying."
It goes on: "The Airbus A350-1000 was chosen as the preferred aircraft, and 12 aircraft were ordered in May 2022."
The first Airbus is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2026.
According to Forbes, the luxury plane's layout will be made up of six first class seats in a 1-1-1 configuration, 52 business class seats in 1-2-1, 40 premium economy seats in 2-4-2 and 140 economy seats in 3-3-3 alignment.
The planes will also have a 'Wellbeing Zone', which Qantas describes as 'a space where you can follow specially curated guided movements on large monitors and enjoy a selection of healthy refreshments'.
It'll be located between the Economy and Premium Economy cabins.
Once up and running, Project Sunrise will replace the current longest flight record holder Singapore Airlines.
The airline's flight from Singapore to New York is just short of 19 hours long and covers more than 9,500 miles.
The second longest nonstop long-haul flight is also Singapore Airlines, which is its 18 hour, 25 minute flight from Singapore to Newark.