Qantas to fly world's longest 747 route

[Hiflyer]

Full story here:

http://www.watoday.com.au/travel/tra...128-1a7py.html

Cheers Hiflyer

[mirrodie]

Sweet. I would consider taking that next time I head out there.

More importantly, who is the gal in your new profile pic?!

[megatop412]

8,577 miles???? Jeez, how long can a person drink for

[mirrodie]

At that altitude, from my experience, have one drink, then a glass of water with an Ambien. That accounts for 7-8 hours right there. Then factor in 2 decent IFE flicks and you can knock off another 3-4 hours.

Finally, considering us jet geeks, we'll be too excited the first 1.5 hours of the flight and maybe the last 45 min of the flight. The rest is arduous at best!