Brits can now fly to Australia direct from London with major changes for cheapest seats

Brits are now able to fly from the United Kingdom to Australia without one of those time-consuming connections after Qantas officially launched direct flights between London and Sydney.

Starting in October 2027, the non-stop flights Down Under and back to Blighty will take hundreds of passengers through the skies without needing to stop off in the likes of Dubai, Qatar, or Singapore. Qantas says this will knock off four hours from your standard travel time for one-stop routes.

But the entire project has been turned in on its head somewhat in recent months, with the project delayed once again since its initial launch way back in 2017.

Known as Project Sunrise, it'll see Aussie airline Qantas deploy 12 Airbus A350s with the first taking to the skies next year. But in a move that differs to most other long haul to Australia using Airbus' A350s, economy class will have a significantly change.

It's a beauty (Stuart Bailey / Qantas)

And that's because there will be less cheap seats for us normal folk. The emphasis with this scheme is luxury.

There will be 238 seats per plane, compared to the 300 to 440 seats for an A350. And of the seats, a massive 40 percent will be luxury and premium options.

That's less space given to economy. But fear not, those who do pay for economy will get a nifty little perk according to the promotional videos released by Qantas.

As reported by our sister website UNILAD, Project Sunrise economy seats will come with a bit of a neck-saving perk for the cheap seats.

No you don't get to lie down like in business sadly. But you do get an additional shelf on the seat in front of you.

Just under the 13.3 inch screen that plays movies, TV shows, and games, is another shelf for personal devices.

We can officially say goodbye to putting the iPhone or iPad on the food and drink table, with you able to pop your media at a much more comfortable height to watch. A small perk but one that'll make you a lot more comfortable. And comfort is king.

The new shelf. Lifesaver. (Qantas)

As reported by the Guardian, other routes from London to Melbourne and Brisbane have, so far, been 'quietly dropped' during the promotional phase for Sydney's route.

Routes, Qantas says, will be determined by customer demand. As it stands, the airline says 12,000 passengers fly between Sydney and London every week.

In comparison only 7,500 fly from Melbourne and 5,300 from Brisbane.

A Sydney to New York route is still on the cards with 2027 flights set to happen; this is despite Sydney to New York weekly passenger numbers being lower than both Brisbane and Melbourne at 2,500.