British Airways first flight to Sydney touched down in Sydney on 29 March at 0620.
The London-Singapore-Sydney route has resumed almost two years since the airline was forced to suspend its popular Kangaroo Route in the early days of the pandemic.
The route is converted from a Boeing 777 to the smaller but more comfortable Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a stopover at Singapore’ s Changi Airport airport.
Departure from London Heathrow at 2125 and arrival at Sydney for BA15 is set for 0610 the next day.
The return flight BA16 depart Sydney at 1550 and arrive in London Heathrow at 0510 on the next day.
This morning, @British_Airways touched down at #SydneyAirport for the first time in two years!
— Sydney Airport (@SydneyAirport) March 29, 2022
It’s terrific to welcome the airline back to SYD as it resumes one of the most iconic routes in international aviation (London-Sydney).
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Noella Ferns, British Airways head of sales, Asia Pacific, said: “We can’t wait to welcome our customers back on board our Sydney to London flights, and we will be honoured to play our part in reuniting families and friends with their loved ones after such a long time apart.
“The safety of our customers and colleagues has always been at the heart of everything we do. We know some customers won’t have flown for a long time, and we can assure them we have a range of Covid-19 measures in place to provide stress and hassle-free travel.
“Since we last flew this route, customers in Australia and the wider region can now join the Executive Club and, with the resumption of flights, can finally start to access some of the amazing benefits on offer.”
Meanwhile, Qantas resumed international services in November 2021 and was scheduled to resume nonstop flights between Perth and London on March 27 but was forced to postpone these plans due to the delay imposed by Western Australia in reopening its borders.