Still Saving for Euro Summer? You'll be Able to Fly Direct to London From Melbourne Starting Next Year
With the usual Middle East flight route disrupted by current conflicts, this is a welcome new alternative for travellers looking to cross the world.
As the time of Euro summer approaches, many Victorians are considering the costs of how they're going to get all the way around the world in time. It's always a long journey, made all the more difficult and costly by conflict in the Middle East that is disrupting airspace around Dubai — but come Euro summer, or winter, 2027, you'll be able to get there easily, flying out of Melbourne to London.
British Airways has announced that come Monday, January 11 2027, a new direct air route will open from the Victorian capital to the previously Victorian kingdom, connecting Heathrow to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur on a new daily service. British Airways hasn't flown out of Melbourne since 2006, but as demand for UK and Europe holidays never goes out of style, the grand reunion will bring welcome convenience and connectivity for travellers going both ways.
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Neil Chernoff, British Airways' Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, said: "We're delighted to announce sizeable growth to our flying schedule for winter 2026, including two notable new destinations, that I am confident will prove popular with our customers."
Complementing the airline's existing Sydney to London service, the route will be operated by British Airways' Boeing 787 fleet, offering seats in four cabins: World Traveller (economy), World Traveller Plus (premium economy), Club World (business class) and First. Tickets for the route are already on sale, too, with return fares going from $1960 AUD.
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Not only will tourists have a more direct and convenient route for an extremely popular journey (the UK is Victoria's 4th largest source of international visitors), but the new routes stand to support 2000 jobs and contribute a gross value of $190 million AUD to the Victorian economy. The new route is projected to begin at the same time as another Australia-to-UK route that sidesteps the Middle East.
That will be Qantas' long-awaited Project Sunrise, a new non-stop 23-hour-long services from Sydney to London and New York that, when launched, will be the longest commercial flight in the world. The new route will utilise purpose-built A35-1000 ULR aircraft, equipped with onboard wellness offerings like hydration stations, stretching zones and exercise programs.
Book tickets for the new Melbourne to London service on the British Airways website.
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