Qantas will run test services of its planned 19-hour flights to determine whether passengers and crew can withstand the marathon journeys.
The airline wants to operate non-stop services from Sydney to London and New York by as soon as 2022.
If launched, the services would be the world's longest direct flights.
The trial flights will begin later this year, each carrying up to 40 passengers who will have their health monitored on the journey.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49430711Funnily enough, SQ's EWR-SIN has passed near here a couple of times in recent weeks, though never on a clear day
My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.