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Just a disclaimer at the very start - I have used the current "click-bait" accepted decorum when deciding on a title - ie it is deceptive, there are no actual facts to substantiate anything, but if I get pressed I could worm my way out with fluff....
But there is a serious side to creating this thread. The concept of QF direct flights to places like London and New York has attracted much comment. Mainly about the difficulties of the crew and extended hour flights. And also of the pax desire to have a short break half-way to stretch the legs and relieve the monotony. I get those two sources of hesitancy. A third aspect (specifically on the aussie - Europe route) is the desire to avoid stopping in on the ME countries that have some laws and practices that are a tad alarming to many australians....
So anyway, given the rising of Corona virus ( or whatever today's new name for it is), IMHO this raises a whole new facet in debating the merits of Project Sunrise (which is essentially a concept of point-to point global travel)
China is the epicentre of an outbreak of disease that has brought with it massive travel bans. It is very conceivable that soon most if not all of SE Asia will be subject to the same. In this sort of scenario direct Europe - Aussie flights would allow a much less disrupted travel future. This is not a concept I have heard before. Surely if Sunrise gets off the ground this sort of international event would be extremely supporting for it? (And we all know that there will be endless new diseases like Corona virus...)
But there is a serious side to creating this thread. The concept of QF direct flights to places like London and New York has attracted much comment. Mainly about the difficulties of the crew and extended hour flights. And also of the pax desire to have a short break half-way to stretch the legs and relieve the monotony. I get those two sources of hesitancy. A third aspect (specifically on the aussie - Europe route) is the desire to avoid stopping in on the ME countries that have some laws and practices that are a tad alarming to many australians....
So anyway, given the rising of Corona virus ( or whatever today's new name for it is), IMHO this raises a whole new facet in debating the merits of Project Sunrise (which is essentially a concept of point-to point global travel)
China is the epicentre of an outbreak of disease that has brought with it massive travel bans. It is very conceivable that soon most if not all of SE Asia will be subject to the same. In this sort of scenario direct Europe - Aussie flights would allow a much less disrupted travel future. This is not a concept I have heard before. Surely if Sunrise gets off the ground this sort of international event would be extremely supporting for it? (And we all know that there will be endless new diseases like Corona virus...)