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danny56 May 6th, 2007 10:55 AM

Qantas Airways/Australia
 
Hi i know that Qantas Airways has Non-Stop Flights from Los Angeles to Australia but does anyone here know if any other Airlines Fly From any other American City Non-Stop to Australia any information about this would be appreciated thanks.

AAFrequentFlyer May 6th, 2007 11:47 AM

AFAIK,

that's your only choice if you want non-stop flight between US and Australia.

ms_go May 6th, 2007 11:53 AM

United flies nonstop LAX-SYD and SFO-SYD.

ms_go May 6th, 2007 11:56 AM

Oh, and I think there are some non-stop flights from Honolulu to Sydney--Air Canada has one...and maybe Jetstar and others???

Gardyloo May 6th, 2007 01:59 PM

Qantas also flies from SFO to Sydney.

They also have through-plane (one stop) service from JFK and Vancouver BC (seasonally) - JFK stopping at LAX and YVR stopping at SFO.

andrews98682 May 8th, 2007 07:22 PM

I think Hawaiian goes nonstop from Honolulu.

alanRow May 9th, 2007 03:26 AM

Do you need non-stop - ie takes off in US, lands in Oz without stopping or direct - ie takes off in US, lands somewhere, lands in Oz but you stay on the same plane all the way

Sarvowinner May 9th, 2007 08:20 AM

I don't know any case where a flight from the US that stops en route, lets you stay on the plane.

Gardyloo May 9th, 2007 09:14 AM

You might be able to stay on QF26 at AKL before it goes on to MEL (starts at LAX.)

MarcsRed May 12th, 2007 02:47 PM

I'm flying from Austin to Perth in 23 days and part of my flight is straight from LAX to Brisbane. I don't know why you'd want a direct flight. I'm appalled at the idea of not being able to really stretch my legs, get normal food, use a real bathroom and wash my face properly (and not in two second bursts where you have to touch the filthy tap every few seconds) for a straight god knows how many hours. I've flown trans-Atlantic flights, and that's bearable, but straight from LA to Oz? I would NOT go out of my way to book a flight like that, and I probably wouldn't even book a flight like this ever again. Sure you save time in customs and all that, but it's so not worth it.

Kate_W May 13th, 2007 02:46 AM

It's not quite non-stop, but I think Air New Zealand flies LAX (and SFO) to Australia, stopping briefly in Auckland. The advantage of Air New Zealand is that it offers a premium economy product (which Qantas doesn't have). For a very long trip like this one, premium economy is worth the splurge but is not as exorbitantly priced as business class.


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