Simon Calder
12pm: Check-in for Qantas flight QF10 to Perth and Melbourne at Heathrow Terminal 3. This is the first ever passenger-carrying flight nonstop to Australia; in 1989 a Boeing 747 made the trip to Sydney, but with no paying passengers on board.
With only 15 minutes remaining before the desk closes, there is no queue.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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