Kantas plans direct Sydney–New York flight for mid‑2028
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- Kantas will launch a direct Sydney to New York service in mid‑2028, with ticket sales slated to start in August 2027, making it the second commercial direct flight under its Project Sunrise after the Sydney‑London route launching in October 2027.
- The airline will operate the route with Airbus A350‑1000ULR aircraft configured with 238 seats across four classes, following the delivery of the first production aircraft in April 2027 out of a total order of 12, and pilots and cabin crew are already training on simulators in Sydney; a test aircraft previously completed a 24‑hour‑24‑minute nonstop flight from Melbourne to Toulouse, a world first for a commercial airliner.
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