Qantas Is Offering London To Sydney Return Flights For $389

Qantas has been flying people all over the planet for decades.

But they're doing something special to celebrate their centenary by offering a quite frankly outrageous flight deal.

The Flying Kangaroo is playing Willy Wonka in the latest offering by serving up a set of Golden Tickets that will get you a flight from the UK to Australia for less than $400.

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But you'll have to be quick and nimble because only 20 Golden Tickets will be available each day.

On its website Qantas writes: "For 100 hours only, we'll be releasing 100 Golden Tickets. From midday each day, there'll be 20 Golden Tickets from London Heathrow to Sydney, for just £205 Economy return."

The first batch went on sale at midday today and sold out very shortly after - so good luck.

Don't feel too downhearted if you miss out on the super cheap 'Golden Ticket' flights, though, as Qantas has still got some impressive savings, with flights to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth currently on sale for £699 ($906) return.

The sale comes just days after Qantas flew a 19-and-a-half-hour direct flight from London to Sydney - but don't worry, the Golden Ticket flights won't be so gruelling.

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The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sent out just 50 members of staff and some journalists on the flight, which was used to gather data and information about the effects of the super-long-haul journey on passengers.

The plane, which was used as part of Project Sunrise, was specially designed to include designated 'stretching zones' as well as other areas ear-marked for socialising to encourage those onboard to move.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said: "We know that travellers want room to move on these direct services, and the exercises we encouraged on the first research flight seemed to work really well.

"So, we're definitely looking to incorporate onboard stretching zones and even some simple modifications like overhead handles to encourage low impact exercises."

Depending on the findings by this flight, and an earlier one from the US to Australia, Qantas is hoping to offer these non-stop flights commercially in the future.

You can find out more about the sale, and buy tickets, here.

Topics: News, Australia

Stewart Perrie

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