Qantas Airline announced earlier this week that on the 20th October it made history by launching the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight, which made the journey from Australia to America.

The flight departed from Melbourne at 11:15 Australian time and made its way to Los Angeles, where is was met by the mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, as well as celebrities Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.

The Chief Executive Officer at Qantas, Geoff Dixon, said this flight demonstrated the air carrier’s commitment to its transpacific market.  He said:

“We have operated air services between Australia and the United States since 1954 and have invested significantly over our 54 years of operation to develop these routes,’ he added.  Today, we offer 47 services a week to the US, plus daily extensions to New York. In fact, we offer more services to the USA than any other international market with the exception of New Zealand.”

This Melbourne-Los Angeles flight is to be followed by another A380 commercial flight tomorrow, Friday 24th October, when it will fly between Sydney and Los Angeles.  Another flights service will be launch in January next year when they add flights to London, through Singapore, to their itinerary.

The Qantas superjumbo comprises four cabins; business class, economy, premium economy and first class, and altogether has 450 seats available.