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Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight

Trade Hub UK briefing (2026-07-28): Qantas completed what is believed to be the longest-ever commercial flight when its Airbus jet landed in Toulouse on Tuesday after a flight from Melbourne… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight

Qantas completed what is believed to be the longest-ever commercial flight when its Airbus jet landed in Toulouse on Tuesday after a flight from Melbourne lasting 24 hours and 24 minutes.

The flight, which triggered a surge in online tracking, is part of the airline’s Project Sunrise in which it plans to use a new A350 jet to fly non-stop from Australia to London.

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