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The Sydney International, formerly sponsored as the Apia International Sydney from 2012 to 2017, is a professional tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia. The tournament is played annually at the NSW Tennis Centre in Homebush. It is one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world, dating to 1885.

Qantas includes test the longest non-stop passenger flight

Feb 16,2020 7:19 am

All smiles: Qantas crew to celebrate after the 19-hour journey from New York to Sydney

Australian airline Qantas, after a test, the longest non-stop commercial passenger flight as part of the research, how the trip might affect you, pilots, crew and passengers.

The Boeing 787-9 aircraft with 49 people on Board took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly from New York to Sydney, 16,200 km (10,066-mile) route.

in the Next month, The Company plans to test a non-stop flight from London to Sydney.

Qantas is expected to decide whether to start the route until the end of 2019.

If it goes with them, the services would be operational in 2022 or 2023.

- non-commercial aircraft The Range to fly as an ultra-long-haul route with a full passenger load, the Reuters news Agency reported. To give

the plane has sufficient fuel to avoid the area, re-fueling, the Qantas flight with maximum fuel, limited Luggage load and no load.

The Boeing watches to reduce 787-9 arrives at Sydney International Airport

the passengers, according to Sydney time after boarding of the aircraft and kept you awake until night fell, in Eastern Australia to jet lag.

Six hours later, they were served a carbohydrate-rich meal and the lights were dimmed, and to encourage them to sleep.

On-board tests monitoring of the pilot's brain waves, melatonin levels and alertness, as well as exercises for the passengers and the analysis of the effects of crossing so many time zones on the bodies of the people.

"This is a really important first for air travel. Hopefully, it is a preview for a regular service that will accelerate as the people travel from one end of The World to The Other ," said Qantas group CEO Alan Joyce .

the competition in the ultra-long-haul aviation market has intensified in recent years, with various airlines expanded routes to fly.

in the past year, which is currently The World 's longest regular commercial flight.

Also last year, Qantas is a 17-hour non-stop service from Perth to London began, while Qatar Airways operates 17. 5-hour service between Auckland and Doha .



sydney, air travel, new york city, qantas

Source of news: bbc.com

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