TOULOUSE, France ¨C Qantas Airways is betting that science can make the world¡¯s longest flights feel less punishing ¡ª unveiling plans for a ¡°wellness zone,¡± extra legroom, specially timed meals and animated lighting on its non-stop Sydney-London services due to launch next October.
The Australian carrier, which plans to follow up with non-stop flights from Sydney to New York, this week offered detailed briefings on the science of roughly 20-hour journeys as it looks to convince passengers to pay a premium for avoiding a stopover.
¡°It¡¯s a major biological challenge crossing all these ?time zones ¡ª seven to nine for London and 14 to 16 for New York,¡± said Peter Cistulli, professor of sleep medicine at the University of Sydney, who took part ?in scientific ?research for ¡°Project Sunrise.¡±
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