Qantas completes longest repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin

Qantas Airways completed (07-Oct-2021) a 15,020km repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin, its longest to date at 17 hours and 25 minutes. The flight tracked south of Argentina, skirting the edge of Antarctica before crossing the Australian coast and landing in Darwin. It was 522 kilometres further than the carrier's regular scheduled nonstop from Perth to London. [more - original PR]