The World's LONGEST Flight - QANTAS London to Sydney

An in-depth trip report on-board Qantas Project Sunrise London to Sydney non-stop research flight QF7879. Check out all the unusual flight details, research, well brings and the secret of double sunrise on the World’s Longest non-stop flight.
The flight is not a typical passenger flight; it is a delivery flight and a research flight. The brand new Boeing 787-9, VH-ZNJ painted in Qantas special Centenary livery operated this history making flight in just 19 hours and 19 minutes from London to Sydney non-stop covering over 17,000km! (10,500 miles)
Qantas has named its endeavor “Project Sunrise” after the airline’s historic ‘Double Sunrise’ endurance flights during the Second World War, which remained airborne long enough to see two sunrises. This flight is a prove of overcoming the final frontier of aviation, linking non-stop flights from East Coast of Australia to London and New York.
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[@rashiid187]

London to Sydney. Imagine the engines runing that aircraft. Engineering at its best

[@snoopyloopy]

most planes usually don't need maintenance on the engines after every flight...

[@snoopyloopy]

@@qduff checked, yes. but in need of major maintenance is a no unless we're talking about occasional wrenching to address something discovered during an inspection or whatever.

[@amishbhadwa7104]

Engines are Made by Rolls Royce ! Salute to Folks At Rolls Royce ! 💪

[@paulmango_ke]

True, and they could even fly further with aerial refuelling like the US military does their Lockheed jets!

[@franciskundukulangara7923]

Yes indeed. Let us all saute the inventors of this unbelievable tech...

[@xMizunderstoodx]

The real challenge is if they did 19 hours in economy with no special treatment

[@WeezyKo]

True stuff

[@jesmaytan3569]

Ikrr i have never took first class or bissness class before

[@ryankanagaratnam796]

Done 14 before, it was fine

[@johnathanlevinski8690]

xMizunderstoodx actually airlines who have a route that is 17 hours or more aren’t allowed to have economy on that aircraft only PE BC and FC

[@jishen4195]

pancake yum Oof

[@need100k]

Whenever I travel, I do my best to always be super respectful and courteous. It's nice to see how respectful and kind Sam is to everyone. Love your adventures my friend.

[@edwardmartis4591]

the cure for this length of time is a sleeping pill and a beer------i have gone to riyadh saudi arabia to NYC many times------12 hours-------start off with some beer and half of a sleeping pill----or ---or muscle relaxer---check with your doctor-------first------------it works

[@kamyagupta4030]

yes

[@thomascochran8669]

Fake

[@oz_medias]

Why wouldn't you be? I always fly WJ 787's in one of two seats (I'll change plans to suit my travel preference) and the level of service is incredible. Respect garners respect and I have nothing but respect for the airport staff and inflight staff I deal with. With the amount of BS they deal with, they seem somewhat relieved when you smile and treat them with respect.

[@need100k]

@@oz_medias - Everyone should be, but sadly many are rude, arrogant, condescending, or feel entitled. Drunkenness exacerbates those bad traits even more, which is a problem with some travelers as well.

[@need100k]

3 times I flew a former "longest flight in the world". LA to Singapore on Singapore Airlines. 18 hours in the air. Even the coach seats were more like business class. Lots of legroom, lots of movies on screens on each seat, and this was back in 2003-2004. It was a modified Boeing 777. Loved those flights.

[@amanguptalko]

What did you do for a living back then?

[@need100k]

@@amanguptalko - I was picking up boxes of computer chips for new cars.

[@amanguptalko]

@@need100k Dayum. How does one get a job like that? that allows one to fly all over the world in business class?

[@need100k]

@@amanguptalko I was an independent contractor as a courier in California. Most of my work involved picking up super urgent packages (including human body parts for transplant) and delivering them to or from local airports. But I also was on call to pick up or deliver to anywhere in the world on very short notice. In a span of two years I made about 40 international trips by air. It's been a long time but it's still a necessary job so you just have to search for it.

[@Odontomango]

I don't think that was B777. It was most likely an A340-500. Back in 2003-2004. For LA to Singapore route, A345 was the only plane that can fly that far and was the only plane that Singapore Airline chose to do that route. It was Singapore airline's longest flight and also was the world longest flight. B777 couldn't fly that long, even for Extended Range version. There's a SIN-LAX flight for B777, but they have to stop in Tokyo first, then fly to LAX. In today, Singapore airline is using the specifically modified A350 to do SIN-LAX flight, (A350ULR, Ultra Long Range. Airbus literally made this specific mod for Singapore Airline, there's no other company with this A350 mod)

[@Steve1959]

Well done, Mr. Chui!! I'm the son of a retired 747 captain and love aviation supremely. Thank you for keeping that love alive.

[@Steve1959]

A footnote on my previous commentary. Not only am I the son of a retired 747 captain but I am a pilot myself. Dad was my flight instructor.

[@agents6629]

Steve B That’s pretty rare isn’t it? What aircraft do you fly?

[@Steve1959]

Agent S, I fly Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Piper Cherokee 140,180 and Cherokee235.

[@agents6629]

Steve B Ok gotcha. I was thinking your dad was your trainer on a commercial airline, which I had heard was very rare.

[@yazikhodayar]

Im the son of a 737 iran air pilot

[@BigLisaFan]

Longest flight in the world is one with a screaming kid that will not be quiet.

[@dhtelevision]

Clare Ravenwood Fuck that.

[@jessmartin2340]

Or the seat kicking. I flew from Perth to Sydney and I had someone who would no stop kicking my seat.

[@UtopiaBlue68]

@@jessmartin2340 I would definitely make it clear not on my watch.

[@stealthattack2209]

LOL

[@Luke-wq6zf]

Jess Martin dude someone was doing that to my mum and screaming so she literally stood up (after telling the kid and the mum to stop like 5 times) and yelled at the mum to control her children Literally after the flight some random passenger went up to us and said those kids are brats and we did the right thing

[@alicetamur5787]

Wow, double sunrise. Emotional after the wings were clipped due to the pandemic . Added to this historical flight was hearing the 2nd Officer, Chris honoring his grand father who fought in my country, Papua New Guinea. Sadly he just passed on and was not able to hear of his grandson's historical flight. Rest in love, Wantok❤🇵🇬🇵🇬

[@PositiveVibesOnly5774]

Congratulations to the second officer, Chris Agnew for being part of this history making research flight. I am watching from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬. Good to hear that your grandfather flew here in PNG during WW2

[@blake9358]

Only thing is it's not the longest flight. Auckland to London is,

[@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692]

@@blake9358 Auckland to London requires at minimum one stop as of now. Mostly LA but also Hong Kong etc... LA is the shortest option taking about 1 day 1-2 hours. This is longest flight as in non stop flight.

[@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692]

@@blake9358 For some reason your reply disappeared, did you delete it? Yeah there was a test flight done, afaik Sam was on board there as well, BUT that was actually New York to Auckland. Which is roughly 2 kilometers less distance (actually around 1,74)... and it's in operation now as a nonstop flight as well. London to Auckland is as of yet NOT a non stop flight. All of them are either 1 or more stops.

[@blake9358]

@@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692 That's inaccurate. There was a non stop flight between Auckland and London operated by Air NZ. Furthermore Auckland to New York would not be the world's longest flight. Air NZ actually boasted how the Auckland to London non stop flight pipped the Sydney to London flight which is currently the world's longest non stop route

[@andreewhangz1105]

Thank you Sam for interviewing Chris. Watching from 🇵🇬 and I'm really proud of you Chris 👏

[@javianjohnson8746]

You’re like a VIP in the aviation industry now lol

[@hope2008h]

Javian Johnson ikr

[@gordo1163]

It's november of 2019 and you're just now realizing this?

[@SamChui]

Thank you. This is not possible without all of the viewers support. My goal is to create newworthy content and bring that experience together to all our viewers.

[@hope2008h]

Hi Sam chui

[@gynandroidhead]

The mutual respect and camaraderie in these videos is so important and refreshing to see. Thank you so much for sharing these experiences with us.

[@gusy629]

Glad to see Qantas still employ older flight attendances. Well done!

[@DragonX2X7]

Experienced flight attendances = better service (generally speaking), Qantas is more focused on providing good service and thus keeps older flight attendances around.

[@swansbear]

The younger dumb ones start with Jetstar! 😂

[@telstrra1451]

@@swansbear lol i was on a jetstar jet and the thing wasnt clean

[@glenn1111]

gusy629 lol the joke going around is they all must be from Ansett they’re so fucking ancient

[@chuckmaddison2924]

I think is more like they can't find anyone to work for the pay. The money went to pay that Guinness boozing leprechaun .

[@bjw4859]

What an inspiring video, as an Australian & a Queenslander I was in tears by the end, please keep making videos like this, we all need it.

[@JisooTurtleRabbitt]

How amazing was that!! And the fact that they had heaps of remaining fuel after such a long journey, wow!

[@kentrian2165]

I just want to congratulate the engines. 👏🏻

[@josearmandoguerrerochairez3454]

It’s a Dreamliner, quiet, efficient engines.

[@TJD_04]

IAM A FRICKIN HELICOPTER BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@kotkot1432]

Plot twist. They changed the engine halfway through the flight.

[@jamesfalzon9364]

Only in Australia that we have engineers that built a plane to fly this long

[@josearmandoguerrerochairez3454]

@@jamesfalzon9364 You know that is American, right?

[@swamyjs2543]

In this Plane, There are 1 % passengers 1 % flight crew 98 % cameraman 😂

[@jubeanfn5233]

Lmao true tho

[@Krystl_YT]

Lol true

[@saudgame_ytnice1864]

True

[@yuujilool6920]

no wonder the plane didnt crash Cameraman dont die

[@realkuaaa]

6:30 to 6:36 the aircraft is full with camera men

[@nataliemcgreevy9812]

I flew from Sydney to London with a refuel for one hour in Darwin. Watching this made me cry remembering that flight back and my last taste of Aussie life, such wonderful people, cared for so well by staff. I left Australia for my home country of the UK only 8 months ago, and there isn't a day I don't miss that wonderful country.

[@aflaz171]

Oh that's sad. Please come back some time the country misses you. 😢

[@harryhack6870]

What a fascinating and educating video Sam, thank you. I remember quite a few years ago, sitting at the gate and looking out of the window of my 747 LAX-LHR flight. On the adjacent gate sat a Quantas 747 bound for Sydney. Now I know why it was liveried Longreach.

[@krishjoshi2503]

longreach is actually the town in Australia where the Airline was founded back in the early to mid 1900s

[@rafaelzisser2694]

Sam 2019: gets on every special flight Sam 2039: owns an airline

[@izzatsafwan3678]

@Daniel Hsu It's a joke.

[@Cars-N-Jets]

Raffe Pilot Probaly

[@ovaarion6524]

Chui airways

[@essamkokash4250]

Sam 2049 owns a entire airport

[@Jdm491]

Sam airways

[@Professional_Youtube_Commenter]

The staff are all happy and smiles. But they are all hoping this doesnt become a thing.

[@kisaragiayami]

lmao true, watch this get more likes

[@kennedyochieng_ken]

Never have I ever read a more accurate post than this!

[@Dub636]

na they like the long hauls. those are the coveted flights because of the air time and pay

[@enoqq]

They are hoping they don't crash

[@Lemon0Tart]

​@@Dub636 Except they'd all be on salary and not paid by the hour, not how it works in Australia.

[@Ipbulldog]

I just stumbled across these wonderful video’s Sam and appreciate them thoroughly! Not only do you make the viewer feel as though we’re with you, but the sense of adventure comes through in every episode. Then it brings back memories when I would mimic my boss’s reply long ago when asked where’s my home: Seat 1B. Thank you!

[@daveflyinghigh3209]

WOW, what a fantastic video Sam. Some great stories there and views. Very emotional watching it touch the ground in Sydney. Beautiful.

[@JustinLHopkins]

In “just” 19 hours. I can already hear what people in 100 years will say about that.

[@ryan.shirazi]

Faster than 19 hours is possible today also. But it is not practical as it won't be a successful business model. Concorde is the perfect example.

[@trashmail8]

Earth to Earth with the Starship of SpaceX. Should take an hour or so I guess. 😋🚀

[@adityajonathanmamahit2889]

Witchcraft, they'll say

[@adityajonathanmamahit2889]

@@ryan.shirazi um, no. Not enough fuel and wasting so much fuel cruising at 2 mach for a long time (e.g 6hour)

[@ryan.shirazi]

@@adityajonathanmamahit2889 I meant that with today’s technology, engineers are capable of making something faster

[@xanderstuff7]

Just casually on a flight with the CEO of Qantas....lol

[@Millionsofmyles]

Well it's a media/promotional exercise. AJ would certainly be there.

[@mikestark8440]

He's a horrible little gnome of a man... Fuck Alan Joyce.

[@Cars-N-Jets]

Alex B Lol

[@SwitzerlandInsider]

In pyjamas 😄

[@Eggward]

Mike Stark why

[@krommelrana533]

Thank you very much Sam Chui for making us part of the longest flight with you. Hat's off to you as always

[@EnricoIncarnati]

this was such a cool video sam, thank you for sharing and creating this!

[@Leo-jf5hz]

When you've passed half the flight but u still have 10 hours left

[@whatrulookinathuh5279]

TrqHardPvP I’m ur 60th

[@DraconicMaker]

what r u lookin at HUH what???

[@gamingsquad3684]

I would like it cause I love flying

[@rogbrown1458]

You just gotta concentrate on the destination. Rog.

[@rogbrown1458]

To quote the spice girls song. When 2 becomes 1 time to worry. A380 for me thanks . Rog.

[@toxicviper1078]

That annoying moment when ur vacation is over and you start the descent into your destination

[@manhalrahman5785]

Yeah. In fact the entire journey right from the beginning feels annoying ( I mean when holidays are over and now you have to go back to college hostel)

[@alexflorido17]

Me yesterday lol

[@henenmeziani8332]

Same here. My vacation is ending soon then I'll have to go on an hour flight then a six hour flight then an eleven hour flight. Just to go back to Australia. Oof. I am twelve years old with my nine year old twin brothers and my mom.

[@alex1.2]

@@henenmeziani8332 wait, that's illegal

[@amo_res9266]

@@alexflorido17 me 5 days ago. Was from a tropical place in the philippines, and now back here in canada at -40⁰C

[@bertranddeloye]

What a gorgeous Qantas 100, 2 sunrises flight and gorgeous footage ! Thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤France

[@kellycoleman715]

Very interesting. I took a long flight on Qantas from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand several years ago. Even then Qantas was on top of the science to regulate our circadian rhythms and make the flight seem much shorter than it actually was. Some of the methods employed on this flight were used years ago on that long flight. Meals were given at calculated times as were the times the cabin lights were extinguished and we were asked to try to sleep. I am still impressed to this day by how well Qantas accomplished this to maximize the enjoyable experience of the flight.

[@sunandthesoil3736]

Hats off to the Captain,the crew and to all those who participated in this flight. Thanks again for bringing us on board with you Sam.

[@sofiaanvar6267]

First class people: 19 hour flight, this is gonna be fun Economy class people with a crying baby: what am I doing with my life

[@zaidi8465]

Sofia Anvar true

[@Kidsonss]

Don't fly economy !!

[@jairar2587]

Just another day of being poor

[@izansamar8277]

Sofia Anvar 😂😂😂😂

[@drwatsonca6945]

Poor people do not fly.

[@stoptheamharagenocide4716]

It was so great. I flew to Ethioia and US 6 times a 12 to 13 hours flight. I think this one is the longest one. The treatment makes the best flight too. It was a great endeavor to the future aviation progress. Great Airliner! Qantas!

[@constantinos1516]

One of your best videos, Sam. What a great moment in history!

[@ericviet06]

I like how the passengers are basically the aviation enthusiasts and their cameramen.

[@AyanokojiHung]

What else you expect? A crying baby? Lol

[@charlesanzalone5846]

Sam's camera man for his fantastic videos on KZbin

[@the_manchovie1795]

I think it was an experimental flight

[@crisperweb]

17:44 This is the first time I see an interview with a CEO In pyjamas.

[@Karen-lc8be]

Christian Perez hahahahaha lol same

[@thatsbollox]

Great vid. Wonderful airline with an enviable record for long haul flight over 100yrs. The world relies upon and is grateful for professional airlines like this.

[@adyback7994]

Sam thanks very much for this really interesting upload, love all the work that you do and I really don't know how I missed this One!!!! Some FANTASTIC facts learned watching this. Stay safe and well everyone x

[@zdf84]

How would flat earthers explain this flight?

[@matthewcarlon7122]

Lmfao, I would love to hear that argument.....pffffftt

[@sdm000]

*d e d*

[@enlightenyourself8555]

This literally debunks it completely lool

[@frederik8936]

It’s government propaganda duh

[@bisonmini]

They don’t.

[@CanadianAviation12]

19.5 hours Sam Chui: I wish this can be longer Pilots and the Cabin crew: Ah sh** here we go again.

[@andromeda9732]

Hhahaha

[@zsaru76]

... Ordinary passengers: Oh no, he is again...

[@kellyfallon7889]

Haha

[@MuhammedGemci]

At least he's not flying "The Residence" XD

[@shuntintam5244]

See if there would be non-stop flight from Asia directly to Buenos Aires in the future:)

[@iamtheeggman0036]

Excellent job Sam, love the history, present and future of this remarkable route. I hope to watch your upcoming SpaceX London to Sydney flight showcasing the 30 minute travel time. Keep up your good work!

[@itoldunot2fuckwithme]

When a CEO of a world renowned company allows himself to be interviewed in his pyjamas you know there truly is something special about the corporate structure and it´s philosophy. Awesome video Sam. Thanks for sharing this and making the rest of us a part of this epic flight too.

[@edgermwaniki]

Richard Quest always means business and never miss history in the making

[@NewBalance-pu8ft]

Didn't get any payment from Richard Quest yet! If he means business? What kind of business?

[@CN-wt2bj]

Richard Quest likes doing his business in a central park toilet block. Look it up. Still didn't lose his job. Gays get special rights.

[@edgermwaniki]

@@CN-wt2bj you are an ass hole bitch

[@edgermwaniki]

@@NewBalance-pu8ft just DM him

[@NewBalance-pu8ft]

@@edgermwaniki Direct message whom?

[@vishushams]

I was jet lagged after watching this video.

[@hj222222]

LOL :)

[@AnnoyedArt1256]

Puns

[@lulun3724]

Amit Sharma Me too 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[@jerryn9496]

me too. very choppy editing.

[@nobinkumarchaudhury7139]

Fantastic... Surely A Proud Moment For Quantas And The Whole Crew Too... Hpy Centennial Celebrations Thank You Sam For A Great Presentation Too

[@clvsidy]

I went to Australia around the time the video was uploaded. Wonderful place and unforgettable experiences !

[@bezer5901]

Imagine doing 10 hours on this plane, and remembering you have 9 hours left 🤣 ouch

[@tomekl9752]

haha soo funny

[@iamvinnyyes]

at that point I would want to parachute off the plane.

[@nathanaelhalim8191]

@@iamvinnyyes it should be an optional lol

[@bezer5901]

He was in a a nice seat as well, imagine being cramped in economy for 19 hours 🥴

[@nathanaelhalim8191]

@@bezer5901 with crying babies lol

[@blair7001]

Lol I was like, “ WHERES THE PASSENGERS” and then I realized it was a research flight

[@alexeygamleshko2425]

Wow!!! Hats off to Captain Helen Trenery! Aviation history will remember her name! Good job,Sam! Thank you for this video!

[@tusharpahwa1574]

Amazing and congratulations to all the crew members for such brilliance.

[@tongkatali7643]

Aviation record meant to be broken. Next frontier is to see flight from London to Auckland for project Dark Side of the moon.

[@melon-wf8di]

Make it London to Christchurch for extra try hard

[@sanddabz5635]

next frontier is commercial space flight

[@casperhelix]

What is new Zealand's primary international airlines anyhow🤔

[@cxlvxn6662]

iamareptilianalien from outer space Air New Zealand

[@masonmtb7]

Tongkat Ali-Activ Plus sydney to new york

[@jrgenramdahl123]

9:27 "We need a hundred tonns of fuel today" Greta Thunberg *left the chat*

[@patscally5390]

But we're saving the planet by using re-usable water bottles!!!

[@ShirtStacker]

Whatever this plane Is still very Fuel efficiet

[@LachlanTyrrell2003]

it's more fuel-efficient than taking an indirect flight.

[@arcaipekyun4232]

Jørgen Ramdahl they used about 90-95 tons to transport 50 people about 17,800kms not THAT bad

[@kaijohnson5033]

Jørgen Ramdahl how DARE you

[@gibsondaniel275]

Congratulations to the spot camera mens, editors who has presented this awesome flight ✈️🛫 experience excellently with us. Thank you Sam 💐💐

[@lmf0114]

Chris, congratulations! Grandfather is more than proud!!! The Angels are still singing at your success! This is only the beginning! Enjoy your future!

[@Romyyyy__]

13:01 the city that changed our lives forever

[@sudhars]

Haha

[@kashafraja9807]

😂🤣😛

[@TheRabbitFear]

The virus had started to spread by the time they were flying over it in november 2019 (probably before then knowing the chinese government)

[@c.k.2]

😷

[@Romyyyy__]

Lol

[@criszck1489]

Imagine this flight but with no entertainment

[@paramjotsingh26]

No entertainment is totally fine. Worse will be no booze.

[@starlightkz7308]

Ask ex-prisoners about that)

[@FranckYound]

Paramjot Singh true.

[@googlygyan]

And imagine you are the only person in that flight

[@jacksucksatkazoo7395]

Criszck 14 I would kill somebody

[@celinamilian]

.I was on the flight; what a time to be alive and see this for yourself. Thanks ❤❤

[@anthonybanlawijr.parangmag9727]

A real longest flight would be: 1. Sitting in the economy 2. Crying and screaming child 3. Full of passengers in during stimulation flight. 4. Dont occupy the business or first class seats. Try to be realistic sometimes. All the passengers involved should sit in economy area so that they really feels the longest test flight..Not all passengers can afford the business or first class seats.

[@fishboy5119]

That’s actually crazy however I don’t remember last time I ate a carpet same

[@user-fy6vx8gw2u]

My brother was vomited upon by a little girl. Grosses shit I have ever seen

[@Logan-yh1hj]

Nah you are just jealous XD

[@alishasrishtee9116]

5. Sitting near the lavatory 6. Sitting in the middle seat

[@rea2317]

I had 1, too much baggage 2, twin crying babies (my brothers) pretty much empty plane 3, 13 hour long flight 4, didn’t like food 5, cant move or use phone bcz of babies 6, cant sleep bcz babies are crying 😭 7, only me my sister and my mom

[@jjncravo]

I did that same flight...Sydney - Melbourne - Singapore - London ( and then to Lisbon ) in 1990. 20 something hours in a 747. Felt like an adventure. Still is my favourite plane. Thank you for your videos.

[@kwamenzinga30]

Um dia hei de fazer essa loucura 20 horas em um avião 😂😂

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

Love the 747 too... My best flight ever was Sao Paulo - Frankfurt in the upper deck Lufthansa business class (paid by employer, even better 😁)

[@andygoodyear]

This is non-stop though

[@jjncravo]

@@andygoodyear should have written "same route"...ish. Thank you.

[@RatAndRaven]

That's not 20 hours in a 747. That's 1 hour to Melbourne, 8 hours to Singapore, 11 hours to London. This is a non stop flight for 19 hours. Yeah it sucks, I did Brisbane - Dubai (14 hours) - London (7 hours) and that sucked as well but I don't say I spent 21 hours on a plane.

[@peterq9359]

that landing was smooooooth

[@FerdinandDGr8]

Excellent video. Had my first 2 flights 2 weeks ago and now I feel much better about flying.

[@Maverick11344]

11:14 "I think I'm going to lose some weight" *gets white bread*

[@ericwang1036]

Hahahahaha I kno right!!

[@ScottEastlakeTattoo]

Federico Romanelli bahahahaha

[@davidpalmer9780]

I thought the FA said it was to "keep you awake"

[@BollywoodMediaOnline]

@@davidpalmer9780 No to go asleep actually

[@davidpalmer9780]

@@BollywoodMediaOnline You're right... even Sam was confused when he said it was breakfast to then be corrected by the FA that it was supper.

[@theleftuprightatsoldierfield]

The longest flight I’ve ever done was Chicago to Beijing. It was 12 hours and I thought that was awful. I can’t imagine being in a plane for nearly a full day

[@jobangharekhan2601]

Longest flight I have done is New York to Dubai which was 14 hours

[@wernerpohlmann]

PEACE of cake

[@Ohibba]

Longest flight I’ve done is syd Dallas and it was 15 hours

[@bronxx4817]

Longest i’ve done is only about 5 hours 😂

[@hellomiami4012]

LAX to DXB for me. 16 hours on a beautiful Emirates A380...piece of cake 🥮

[@ProphetessMirandaGrimaldi]

Lovely! Thank you for sharing. Tears of joy watching the end of the video. 💕

[@dylansaviationadventures]

Absolutely stunning flight! Making history in aviation!

[@waltbrown8899]

19:30 Great story about when you flew QANTAS as a youth. Getting to fly jump seat at take-off would be an incredible thrill but then, getting your hand on the throttle(s) at take-off ... that's good stuff, right there!!

[@mightyvagabond]

Amazing story, gave me goosebumps, what an impression it made on Sam for the rest of his life and passion it created in him, fantastic

[@markus65520]

@@mightyvagabond Had some tears in my eyes...

[@jett.thompson9]

Walt Brown my mum that’s sat in the jumpseat from Perth to Denpasar or Bail

[@SamChui]

Thank you. I have tremendous respect to lot of QANTAS pilots. They gave an AvGeek like me a lot of inspiration. Lot of them are humble, and do charity in the community during their off days.

[@osunburst299]

13:00 y’all already know what city I’m looking at lol

[@extravaganza3600]

lol wuhan

[@Zayn_dawah]

Wuhan😂😂

[@stevie7218]

😂🤣

[@nomartbaez6726]

Lol

[@TheRealdeel73]

this was right before the virus started there wasnt it

[@stephenestall9044]

Congratulations QANTAS. I had my first international flight with you in 1967 - London to Sydney, Boeing 707 'The City of Geelong' before flying on to NZ.

[@akapelwasitumbeko3594]

I can imagine how it was then.

[@nigelsmith721]

I fly MSFS2020 and last week I flew a non-stop circumnavigation from Glasgow to Glasgow via the poles. It's testament to the extraordinary advances in aircraft technology, manufacturing and the limitless fuel option that make this now an everyday possibility. I was able to make a bowl of chilli and get a couple of hours sleep as well.

[@lipslide101]

CEO: "It has to pass the economic hurdles..." Corona: "I'm going to end this whole man's carreer"

[@hypotheist3737]

Also Wuhan is ironically the midpoint of this flight

[@locacharliewong]

@@hypotheist3737 Actually, the flight didnt pass on top of Wuhan but more likely on the Sichuan side... Anyway #WHOcares

[@hypotheist3737]

@@locacharliewong pun intended? :P

[@locacharliewong]

@@hypotheist3737 Well, as if Im playing #SomeoneSays ?

[@flipnotrab]

Economic hurdles of this “advertising stunt” were ALREADY well known to ANY big-bird Pilot with a calculator. Pointless to spend this much time on a plane when they are still flying at same speeds they flew 50 YEARS ago. Super sonic travel needs to be resurrected with MODERN technology to gain the efficiency and practical implementation. “Noise pollution”? Yeah, that’s been rectified years ago by scientists. Someone call Musk yet??

[@flywithfan]

Am currently a student pilot in Indonesia. Wishing to God that one day i might be given the opportunity to fly with Qantas. Thank you for making Aviation a wonderful career 👏🏻

[@flywithfan]

@Gabriel Gutierrez you too future Pilot

[@pollypockets508]

Good luck

[@bobo_diaries]

Don't even think of working with Qantas,they have a bad reputation of not treating their employees right

[@SpewtGG]

@Gabriel Gutierrez hey Gabriel, I understand you want to be a pilot which is a very long process, may you take abit of interest in the Air Force as your flight training will be all paid for and will be a great way to spend your 20’s. Good luck

[@BigLisaFan]

Thank the Wright brothers who literally got aviation off the ground.

[@teukuzalditeupinsiron]

Great yes Qantas.It can fly a long distance without stopping, when it is a great distance and no airline has been able to beat like Qantas.Congratulations Qantas for its long haul flight record.

[@ramkp8763]

What a video sam, great work

[@TheSeanom]

so if you flew from London in January to Sydney you would be flying from mid winter to mid summer in 19 hours.

[@bobjacobson858]

True, but that could happen in a much shorter trip if a flight went directly south, such as from New York City to Santiago, Chile.

[@praetorianbricks2115]

Yeah when my family went from Australia to England we were absolutely freezing when we landed. And tired!

[@123spleege]

congratulations on passing your 2nd-grade level geography class. Have you heard? Some birds fly south for the winter?

[@terrybaker8156]

I've done that in about 11 hours, Heathrow to Cape Town

[@Ryan-sz1hw]

@@123spleege don’t be a sick

[@xchazz86]

Me: "How quickly can corona virus spread globally?" KZbin: "London to Sydney in 19hrs."

[@lklmmedia4715]

Pretty sure 80-90% of those Qantas employees who joined the celebrations in the hangar are no longer around either...Very sad :(

[@xchazz86]

@@lklmmedia4715 indeed, welcome to the dark side of global economics

[@dgdave2673]

Wow you made this comment a month ago and now the world has changed and come to a grinding halt...

[@techwithsar3763]

Man you predicted that

[@ihsan6220]

@@xchazz86 friend what s wrong with them now

[@conandis5542]

When you come from Sydney Australia and want to go overseas - you get used to long flights! 😁 I would've volunteered to be on this 'research' flight

[@enchiladamike]

This was fun Sam. Thank you.

[@peacevkw]

1919: 28 days 2019: 19 hours 2119: 9 hours

[@anonymous-nd6ji]

2999 1 minute

[@lewisr3723]

Nah 1 hour with Elon musks rocket travel

[@FluffScripts]

3699: 1 second. 4989: 1 milli second

[@FluffScripts]

5898+: when will we arrive? Plane: here

[@thesalandarian3314]

anonymous 3019 nine seconds

[@davidstone9467]

I miss flying international so much. This video almost made me cry. Well, actually it did.

[@Plab1402]

2019 longest flight will be for everyone now! 2020 henlo its corona :)

[@RickGrimes__]

Flying is back 😄

[@Plab1402]

@@RickGrimes__ mid 2020 was the wrost

[@jeanjacques9980]

Actually living in west London it was absolutely fabulous not to have flights for weeks, made living in London almost bearable. The experience indicated that air travel is not as essential as we think?

[@LondonLite02]

Ooh the crew looked so proud as they boarded the plane!!

[@lesliechristie3592]

Hey! Thank you so much for making such a great video where the vibes came through to me so much, I felt I was there with you! The intimate feeling, too, of belonging to such a historic flight also hit me just while sitting at my computer - a credit to your documentary making skills. A great viewing experience, maybe close to going to Australia myself, with its beautiful land and people? *sigh* Don't know if I'll ever get there, but at least there was this vid ;-) Thanks! :) PS: How much fun were the staff on that plane, eh? And the people waiting there to welcome the passengers to Australia! ...Wow :)

[@cathy3592]

Wow. This is literally a research flight. History has been made. Thanks Sam for allowing us to see on youtube. KZbin enables us to see so many amazing things. This is just amazing

[@kelisep_1547]

Imagine being the only one on that flight that’s in economy

[@kelisep_1547]

Bennett Chan true but u don’t get those good meals tho :/

[@faresd2570]

@@kelisep_1547 yooo tbh id walk up to a first class passenger and give them money straight up for their food

[@kelisep_1547]

Fares Dayem I doubt they’d give u it ;-; they gotta eat too

[@efe8085]

But I read somewhere that flights more than 17 hours aren't allowed to fly economy only bc and fc

[@kelisep_1547]

Mary Claudia omg that’s dope. Not like I wouldn’t be able to afford first class anyways being that the ticket is helllla expensive anyways

[@bernhardcdavid4062]

Thnks Sam, your commitment were great

[@indahbasuki3192]

Oh i cry in the happiness seeing this, i really missed flying around as a stewerdess, this kind of video bring back the memories again and again

[@sally43342003]

19:31 that story is so heart warming somehow. That must be a seed of something

[@SamChui]

Thank you. 747 is where my love of aviation started. Every flight played a huge role.

[@Bigmeatyclaws1237]

Imagine being in economy on this flight and the first class passengers come through and start exercising in the aisles 😂 I can imagine that would not end well.

[@amishabhavies2532]

😂😂😂

[@samalmo-milkin161]

There would be no economy seats

[@sebby324]

There were no economy passengers

[@lmf0114]

Thank you for a wonderfully amazing flight!

[@OVTraveller]

Imagine that: no luggage was lost by any passenger; a major advantage of any non stop international flight. Way to go!

[@vickycharles3839]

100 more years and sam chui's grandkid will be making a video with a title, experiencing qudraple sunrise as we went around the world in 19 minutes

[@EduardoDiscaciate]

Won't that that long for Spacex Spaceship point to point flight.

[@LordPotato690]

That won’t be possible...

[@annefrances8956]

When I was cabin crew, after about 5 or 6 hours i was ready to get off and be nowhere near an aircraft for a while. I can only imagine the cold chill that would run down your spine if you saw this bad boy on your crew roster for the month lol

[@simplysheryl3701]

i would love to be in a plane for that long, i love aviation and i would love to see the sceneries

[@AlexSeddon11]

What a super chill Captain and crew, I’m normally a nervous wreck flying or watching flight videos but the Captain put me at ease.

[@makingtechsense126]

I knew someone who flew across the Pacific and died the next day from a blood clot. Moving around on long flights is incredibly important.

[@mogu7624]

I laughed at that for some reason.. I’m horrible. 😭😭

[@vbagwalla]

Fantastic. Very well-made video. this is amazing

[@zq825]

What an amazing achievement of the modern aviation!what an unusual double sunrise flight!airbus A350 and QANTAS,good job,well done.

[@yaishmatheen4274]

Soup on plane: *exists* Turbulence: imma ruin this whole mans career

[@nothingness7639]

Fix : Turbulence : imma ruin this whole mans *soup*

[@annao1307]

Lol this always happens during meal service, like they give me a glass of water and turbulence suddenly shows up right at that moment

[@alexanderoloughlin]

i like the guys who had a picture of his great grandpa

[@eddiegerahty3454]

Me too, he is sooooo cute!

[@leodamico]

For some reason I ended up in this video and I enjoyed the vibe of you guys. that's so cool!

[@jamessherrard6020]

Sam, awesome documentation of the double sun rise flight from London to Sydney, the Boeing 787 is an incredible airplane. I will be interested in what aircraft they select to make the commercial flights. I am into long flight mine prior to Covid was the non stop from DFW to Sydney think around 17 hours on the A-380. I have dual likes on aircraft the 747 and the 380. My first 747 flight was from Dallas to Hawaii on Braniff's 747-100 called the "The Orange Pumpkin" My first flight was on a Connie in 1953 when I was three years old. I much enjoy your work that you do

[@rashidhasan2126]

Seems like Qantas is not just an airplane but it is an emotion for Australians. Awesome guys. 🙏🙏

[@DaveWhoa]

as an Aussie im very proud of Qantas, pretty much named the safest airline every year, and has a very famous safety record

[@anubhavpal5782]

That's why they have "spirit of Australia" on their planes

[@arnavg7973]

Qantas isn't an airplane, its an airline

[@thrusta100]

Bs they are nothing special, you forget the disaster over WA, 2008? Injuries to flight crew, little to no compensation, they only care about $$$ ffs! Only the great pilot saved it total disaster! Safety record / Qantas is overrated! Air NZ better!

[@blueplays5563]

​@@thrusta100meh, that's pretty much all the airlines

[@LeviFisch]

"THERE IS A TODDLER ON BOARD WHO CAN'T STOP CRYING" is the longest flight, bro.

[@Blackstamos]

fukc yeah

[@richardbagley3139]

And the shortest is having literal trauma from crashing, you fear so much that the flight goes faster

[@bmw803]

and what do you think you did at that same age? and others complaining you were too noisy. its part of life bro.

[@LeviFisch]

@@bmw803 we were all noisy for sure 😂😂😂I have 5 nephews so it's never quiet. Neverrrrr.

[@phyllispetras3369]

brandy