Coronavirus puts Qantas Project Sunrise on hold
Qantas has halted its ambitious plans for non-stop flights to London, Paris and New York due to uncertainty over travel demand in the post-coronavirus world.
The airline's Project Sunrise was set to launch in just three years' time, by the middle of 2023, but Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has confirmed to Executive Traveller that "we will be putting Project Sunrise on hold."
"We do think there is a huge potential for Project Sunrise but the time is not right now, given the impact that COVID-19 has had on world travel," Joyce reflected. "But we do think there's still a good business case for it, and a good opportunity."
This also means that Qantas won't go ahead with its order of a dedicated fleet of up to 12 Airbus A350-1000 jets intended to tackle those globe-striding flights of 18-20 hours – an order valued as high as $6.8bn (US$4.4bn) based on Airbus' list price.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...s-a350-on-hold
5th May 2020, 12:25 PM
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