Qantas marks 90yrs in Singapore

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Qantas marked 90yrs in Singapore on 20/04/24

The Article is also interesting with an interview with a long time QF Singapore operations manager of over 20 years

 

[markis10]

It’s a pity they didn’t celebrate the anniversary by doing the flight again with one of the small dash 8s. They could have put some hammocks in where seats were (and call them H suites) and offer seats as award redemptions for the truly addicted!

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[Mwenenzi]

QF newsroom 17 April 2025

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-celebrates-90-years-of-international-flying-bringing-the-world-closer-for-millions-of-australians/

Qantas is today celebrating 90 years of international flying, marking an incredible milestone in the evolution of the aviation industry and nine decades of connecting Australia with the world.

On 17 April 1935, Qantas operated Australia’s first international passenger flight from Brisbane to Singapore, carrying two customers on a DH86 aircraft. The flight took three and a half days with 16 stops along the way
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Fast facts:

• The first Qantas international flight operated from Brisbane to Singapore on 17 April 1935 with two passengers and took three and half days.
• Last year alone, over 7.6 million customers travelled on the Qantas international network with almost half a million customers flying from Australia to Singapore.
• The current average flying time between Brisbane and Singapore is 8 hours on a Qantas Airbus A330.

 

[jb747]

And the crew have probably been eating at Fatties for most of that time.

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The Article is also interesting with an interview with a long time QF Singapore operations manager of over 20 years

I remember Elsie when she first started. Lovely lady and always both cheerful, and very efficient.

 

[Quickstatus]

Fatties

Yes iconic. I eat there every time I'm in SG which is not often enough
It's Been in existence nearly as long as QF has been in existence and moved locations a few times

 

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It’s a pity they didn’t celebrate the anniversary by doing the flight again with one of the small dash 8s.

Don't give them any ideas.

When they did that original flight it took 3 days

QF newsroom 17 April 2025

The arriv in SIN was actually 20/4 as it too the Dash 3 days to get there. So actually the clock should start clicking from 20/4

And very strictly the first international airport was in Indonesia on a refueling stop before SIN

 

[SYD]

No coincidence that in parallel, BA are celebrating 90 years flying to Oz.