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Combining a 10-hour 21 minute flight from Sydney to Perth, an 8-hour 5 minute flight to the Cocos
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from Sydney via
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aircraft that had proven to be a great success in their replacement of the
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aircraft and Qantas with its Super
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Wallaby Route service to their new A340-200s but remained a 2 hop route via Perth. In 2020, SAA ceased Wallaby Route service operations as part of the impact of its bankruptcy.
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aircraft to the route, reducing the flight time to around 26 hours 30 minutes. The April 19, 1963 eastbound
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851:"2001 Qantas Annual Report"
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660:"Qantas to fly to Zimbabwe"
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479:"10 hours off flight time"
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