page_title: Kangaroo Route
hierarchical_section_title: Kangaroo Route
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context_page_description: The Kangaroo Route refers to air routes flown between Australia and the United Kingdom via the Eastern Hemisphere. The route by definition found its name following the unique mode of travel of the kangaroo, the long distance was achieved in hops. The term is trademarked and traditionally used by Qantas, although it is used in the media and by airline competitors.
  In 2003, over 20 airlines operated the route. 15 years later, by mid-2018, only two airlines offer through flights on the Kangaroo Route: British Airways and Qantas.
  Qantas commenced operating non-stop flights from Perth to London with Boeing 787s on 25 March 2018. This ended the era of the continents of Europe and Oceania not being connected by non-stop flights, marking the first time that all of the world's continents, excluding Antarctica, are connected by non-stop flights.
context_section_description: The Kangaroo Route refers to air routes flown between Australia and the United Kingdom via the Eastern Hemisphere. The route by definition found its name following the unique mode of travel of the kangaroo, the long distance was achieved in hops. The term is trademarked and traditionally used by Qantas, although it is used in the media and by airline competitors.
  In 2003, over 20 airlines operated the route. 15 years later, by mid-2018, only two airlines offer through flights (i.e. not requiring passengers to change plane en route) on the Kangaroo Route: British Airways and Qantas.
  Qantas commenced operating non-stop flights from Perth to London with Boeing 787s on 25 March 2018. This ended the era of the continents of Europe and Oceania not being connected by non-stop flights, marking the first time that all of the world's continents, excluding Antarctica, are connected by non-stop flights.
caption: A Qantas Boeing 787 at Heathrow Airport
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