The new direct flights between Perth and Paris marks the return of the Flying Kangaroo operating services to the City of Light for the first time in 20 years. The route will cut around 3 hours off the current fastest travel time between the two cities and is the longest non-stop flight to France from anywhere in the world.
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Flights will initially operate 4 times per week over the busy European summer and Olympic and Paralympics before moving to 3 services per week from mid-August. The new route will add an additional 75,000 seats between Australia and Europe each year. The new service will be operated on the airline’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner which offers 236 seats across Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins
To mark the start of the direct Paris flights, Qantas has launched a number of customer initiatives including limited edition Martin Grant-designed pyjamas with matching amenity kits and Neil Perry-curated menus for the Business cabin featuring classic French dishes such as Bouillabaisse of snapper and Skull Island prawns and a French 75 cocktail. A special selection of movies celebrating French cinema featuring popular films set in Paris such as Amélie and Midnight in Paris will be available across the international inflight system throughout July.
QF33 Perth-Paris, QF34 Paris-Perth
Flight time: 17 hours 20 minutes
Travel distance: 14,264km