QANTAS: International flying and cute animation

I received an email this morning from Qantas, which had this very cute animated gif, and a list of the rollout of its international flights out of Sydney and Melbourne.

You may have already seen it, but It just brought me joy. So for those who havn’t here it is:

Here’s the date order list by Australian destination of the international flight rollout:

Sydney

• 1 November 2021 – Los Angeles and London (Heathrow)
• 23 November 2021 – Singapore
• 6 December 2021 – India (Delhi)
• 7 December 2021 – Fiji
• 18 December 2021 – Vancouver
• 19 December 2021 – Tokyo
• 20 December 2021 – Honolulu
• 4 January 2022 – Johannesburg
• 14 January 2022 – Bangkok

Melbourne

• 6 November 2021 – London (Heathrow)
• 22 November 2021 – Singapore

2PAXfly Takeout

This is another timely reminder to wear your seatbelt when seated. Holding you close to your seat will protect you from the sort of injuries sustained on this flight, when unsecured passengers flew to the ceiling of the aircraft, and then came crashing down once the ‘drop’ ceased.

The hope will be that this is an anomaly – a ‘freak accident’ in casual parlance. If it is a systemic error either mechanical or electronic, then this is a larger concern for the airlines that fly Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft. Let’s hope it isn’t. If it is, it will pile on the woes to Boeing’s existing stack.

That’s all. At ease. I have flights to book!