Qantas' direct flight from Perth to London on March 24 marked a fitting milestone for the airline, which began flying the "Kangaroo Route" from Australia to Britain in 1947, with seven stops involving 55 hours of flying over four days.
Now, Qantas' chief executive Alan Joyce has signalled plans to start a non-stop service from Australia to Chicago, and eventually to launch 20-hour-plus non-stop flights from Melbourne to London, and from Sydney to New York.
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