Qantas continues with its popular “scenic flights”. After the success of its first scenic flight on 10 October , an eight hour aerial journey taking in Australia’s iconic sights such as the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru, the airline will now offer a “Centenary” edition scenic flight.

On 16 November 2020, the airline will celebrate its 100th birthday. To commemorate this milestone, Qantas will offer a 787 scenic flight over Sydney. In keeping with the centenary theme, the flight number will be QF100, the flight duration will be 100 minutes and the aircraft will be VH-ZNJ named “Longreach” featuring the 100th anniversary livery. Top tier frequent flyers have been given the opportunity to register their interest for this. As expected it will not be cheap. 

Pricing for the Scenic Flight and inclusions

Business Class – $2100.00 or 140, 000 points – 22 seats offered for sale – earn 5,000 points, 80 status credits

Premium Economy – $1100.00 or 70,000 points – 24 seats offered for sale – earn 2,400 points, 40 status credits

Economy Class – $500.00 (points redemption not offered) – 24 seats offered for sale – earn 1,200 points, 20 status credits

The rest of the Economy cabin will be offered to Qantas staff with selection via a lottery based system.

Passengers on this flight will be given special gift bags and for Business Class, 100th anniversary themed amenity kits and pyjamas. 

Pre-flight activities

A 1920s themed pre-flight cocktail party will be held in the Qantas Business Lounge featuring celebrity entertainment, a throw-back menu honouring some of the food and beverage items from throughout the ages and a charity auction of historic Qantas memorabilia. The cocktail function will commence at 3.30pm at the Sydney Domestic T3 Business Lounge, will the flight departure set for 6.30pm. 

The flight crew for QF100 will be the same as the previous scenic flight which operated on 10 October 2020 – Captain Lisa Norman, Captain Alex Passerini, Captain Sean Golding and First Officer David Summergreene.