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Direct flight from New York to Sydney: what it's like to fly 20 hours in economy class

'21.06.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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The longest flight in the world: 20 hours non-stop. You lean back in your wide seat and decide whether you want to celebrate your flight with champagne, enjoy a meal prepared by the chef with a fellow passenger sitting opposite. Or maybe ask the crew to cover your luxurious soft bed with fresh linens, reports Edition.

This is what is offered to six First Class passengers aboard Qantas Project Sunrise direct flights to Sydney from London and New York. Flights will begin in three years. In the meantime, passengers can expect to pay most of the five-figure sum for it.

And what about the 140 economy class passengers who will be in the back of 12 Airbus A350-1000s ordered by the airline for service?

“At the moment we do not have any updates, but we strive to keep you informed. We will share more information with you when we have it,” a company spokesman said.
Qantas is already planning a Wellness Zone where you can stretch or practice yoga. Or just wait a while.

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And, of course, Qantas will go out of its way to make sure you enjoy a great selection of movies and TV shows on big screens. As well as food and drinks that will be designed specifically for long flights.

As Qantas is tight-lipped about the details, speculation is emerging as to what will be offered on board.
It is unlikely that something truly revolutionary will happen. Three years to 2025 is not a long time in aviation, especially when it comes to seats. Unless Qantas is planning some kind of bunk beds. But this will require a huge amount of work on safety certification. Therefore, it is quite obvious that economy class passengers will sit on regular seats.

Knees and shins

The level of comfort in economy class seats mainly depends on the style, height and width of the seats.
Qantas is expected to select the best economy seats on the market from leading design firms such as Recaro or Collins Aerospace. These are comfortable foam seats covered with special fabrics. They have a built-in reclining function, a solid headrest, a footrest under the seat.

In recent years, designers and engineers have been working hard on seat backs and seat bases in aircraft. We tried to make sure that they leave enough space for the person sitting in the back, especially for the knees and shins.

They figured out how to make the soft underside of the chair, known as the seat pan, articulate when reclining. It changes the pressure points on the passenger's body when he leans back.
The Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners launched in 2016 used a custom version of the German manufacturer Recaro's CL3710 seat.

The CL3710 was released in 2013 and Recaro released updates every year. But it wouldn't be surprising if she worked on a special version for Qantas. Perhaps there will even be a completely new seat - from Recaro or someone else - with even more comfort.

Extra legroom

The second comfort factor is lean angle, which measures the distance from a point on one seat to a point on the same seat directly in front of it.
Qantas has promised that the width of the economy class seats on board will be 84 centimeters.
That's not much more than the 2016 Dreamliner chairs.

What about width?
Passengers are in for either good or bad news, depending on how many seats Qantas fits in each row of the A350.

A large aircraft with two aisles can accommodate either nine seats abreast, which is the standard, or 10 seats abreast, which is mostly used on board ultra-cheap and tourist carriers.
In terms of width, the A350 is one of the most comfortable economy class options in the air.

Non-stop or connecting flight

Many passengers shudder at the thought of a 20+ hour flight, even in business class.

Every time people mention another option - a transfer halfway from New York to Sydney in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

But people have always been dissatisfied. First at the thought of flying a one-stop route. And then at the thought of a flight lasting 12, 14 or 16 hours.
Before the pandemic, there were dozens of flights longer than this, with regular economy class seats. And people were ready to sit on them.

The question is how much will these additional three or four hours on the Qantas 787 Dreamliner New York-Perth flight affect the passengers and their perception.

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