Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight

<p>The A350 landed in Toulouse 24 hours and 24 minutes after leaving Melbourne as airline plans direct London service</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/29/ben-carroll-victoria-premier-jacinta-allan-labor-abs-inflation-data-nsw-icac-inquiry-antisemitism-royal-commission-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Qantas completed what is believed to be the longest-ever commercial flight when its Airbus jet landed in Toulouse on Tuesday after a flight from Melbourne lasting 24 hours and 24 minutes.</p><p>The flight, which triggered a surge in online tracking, is part of the airline’s Project Sunrise in which it plans to use a new A350 jet to fly nonstop from Australia to London.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/qantas-plane-flies-for-more-than-24-hours-in-record-breaking-flight">Continue reading...</a>