Perth to London/Europe non stop

[pat25d]

With the advancement of airframes and the lengthening of ranges, what are peoples thoughts on a direct non-stop Perth-London (or some other port in Europe) flight?

I guess at the moment there are issues with the airport not having capacity or a suitable alternative in case of bad weather (can A380s land on Rottnest?) but would this ever be a suitable route?

Surely the govt would want to keep more tourism money in Aus? Plus there is a big british expat population in WA.

 

[opusman]

The 777 could do PER-LHR, not the 747 or 380 though I think.

 

[Must...Fly!]

You want to be in an economy seat (or any seat for that matter) for that long, be my guest...it would be one smelly plane on arrival!