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Australian airline Qantas released tickets for a seven-60 minutes "flight to nowhere," and they sold out in but 10 minutes.
The plane will take off from and land in Sydney, flying over Uluru, the Bang-up Barrier Reef, and other landmarks.
The 134 seats on lath sold for between $575 and $two,765 depending on the form of ticket.
Outbound travel from Australia is currently banned due to coronavirus restrictions, unless an exemption is granted.
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Qantas's "flight to nowhere" is one of the fastest-selling in the airline's history, with all tickets snapped up in 10 minutes.

The Australian flag carrier decided to launch a seven-hr breathtaking route effectually the country, which will both take off from and land in Sydney, amid ongoing travel restrictions.

Departing and returning on October 10, the flight won't stop anywhere, but gives passengers the change to savour views over Uluru, the Smashing Bulwark Reef, and other landmarks.

There were 134 seats up for grabs on the Boeing 787 aircraft, priced between $575 and $2,765 depending on the class of ticket.

"It'south probably the fastest-selling flight in Qantas history," said a Qantas spokesperson.

"People clearly miss travel and the experience of flying. If the demand is there, we'll definitely await at doing more of these breathtaking flights while we all await for borders to open."

The carrier has too enabled split "joy flights" to take place to Antarctica.

Planes specially caused for the planned UK-Australia non-stop route are being redeployed by Qantas on 13-hour non-cease roundtrips from Melbourne, organized by Antarctica Flights.

Passengers are invited to pay upward of A$1,199 ($876) for a 13-hr flight to the frozen continent and back.

Much of the journey is over body of water, with around i-third of it spent higher up the Antarctic continent.

"While over Antarctica, most passengers get up from their seats and motion well-nigh the aircraft, allowing anybody on board to enjoy first-class viewing opportunities," says the company.

"The aircraft flies in long sweeping 'figure-eights' over diverse points of interest to permit these spectacular sights to be viewed from both sides of the aircraft."

The 'flying to nowhere' will travel over the Great Bulwark Reef.

Environmental campaigners have been highly disquisitional of the "flights to nowhere" concept.

"It'due south a real indication of our addiction to flight that nosotros would board a flight to nowhere," Anna Hughes, director of Flight Free United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, tells The Independent.

"Nosotros're frequently told that we tin't live without flights because of what they give the states in terms of experiencing and agreement other places and cultures. But all these flights give us is a shedload of emissions — something we can well do without at this crucial time for the climate."

The popularity of such trips is in part due to the fact that Australia's borders are currently airtight to all entering travelers bar Australian citizens, residents, and immediate family members.

Outbound travel is too prohibited unless citizens are granted an exemption.

Qantas has previously stated information technology does non look to be flying any international routes before the second half of side by side twelvemonth, except possibly to New Zealand.

The airline's revelation about international services suggests Australia will non open to visitors for the rest of this yr nor the first one-half of 2021.

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