Kangaroo Route between Australia and the United Kingdom

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air route historical air service long-haul flight corridor

The Kangaroo Route between Australia and the United Kingdom is the historic long-haul air corridor linking the two countries, traditionally involving multiple stopovers and famously operated by Qantas.

Aliases (1)

Kangaroo Route ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air route → historical air service → long-haul flight corridor →
alsoKnownAs	Kangaroo Route →
connectsCity	London → Sydney →
connectsCountry	Australia → United Kingdom →
culturalSignificance	associated with post-war migration and travel between Australia and the UK → iconic route in Australian aviation history →
geodesicApproxDistance	approximately 17000 kilometres →
historicalEra	20th century → 21st century →
historicallyUsedAircraft	Airbus A380 → Boeing 707 → Boeing 747 → Boeing 787 Dreamliner → Lockheed Constellation →
nameOrigin	named for multiple hops like a kangaroo →
notableFeature	multiple stopovers → symbolic link between Australia and Britain → very long flight distance →
notableOperator	British Airways → Qantas →
operatedBy	British Airways → Cathay Pacific → Emirates → Etihad Airways → Qantas → Qatar Airways → Singapore Airlines →
primaryEndpoints	Australia and United Kingdom → Sydney and London →
traditionalOperator	Qantas →
typicalAircraftType	long-haul jet airliner →
typicalStopoverCity	Athens → Bangkok → Calcutta → Colombo → Darwin → Doha → Dubai → Frankfurt NERFINISHED → Hong Kong → Karachi → Perth → Rome → Singapore →
typicalStopoverRegion	Middle East → South Asia → Southeast Asia →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kangaroo Route between Australia and the United Kingdom ("Kangaroo Route") →	alsoKnownAs
Qantas →	notableRoute