London–Sydney

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London–Sydney is a historic long-haul air route linking the United Kingdom with Australia, once emblematic of pioneering intercontinental air travel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-haul air route
approxGreatCircleDistanceKm 17000
approxGreatCircleDistanceMiles 10563
connects London
linked to: London, England

Sydney
connectsCountry Australia
United Kingdom
earlyServicesDurationDays several days
hasBeenOperatedViaStopover Bangkok
Colombo
Darwin
Doha
Dubai
Kuala Lumpur
Perth
Singapore
hasBeenOperatedViaStopover Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Karachi
Singapore–Darwin–Brisbane sequence in early services
hasHistoricSignificance pioneering intercontinental air travel
hasSymbolicRole link between Europe and Australasia
historicallyRequiredMultipleStops true
historicallyUsedAircraft Airbus A380
Boeing 707
Boeing 747
Boeing 777
Lockheed Constellation
Short Empire flying boat
de Havilland DH.86 Express
isIconicRouteFor British Airways
Qantas
isImportantFor business travel between UK and Australia
migration between UK and Australia
tourism between UK and Australia
modernServicesDurationHours approximately 21 hours
typicalEndAirport Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
typicalStartAirport London Gatwick Airport
linked to: Gatwick Airport

London Heathrow Airport
linked to: Heathrow Airport
wasOperatedBy British Airways
Cathay Pacific
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Imperial Airways
KLM
Qantas
Qantas Empire Airways
Singapore Airlines
wasPartOf Kangaroo Route

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