A flight from London to Perth taking 17.5 hours looks set to become the longest non-stop passenger route in the world.
Flights are discounted for the Jetstar airlines from $39 flying to several most popular holiday destinations.
Ultra-long-haul flights are extremely expensive to operate, and depend on relatively cheap oil for profitability. But just last week, Air India claimed it had launched the world's longest flight — though this was purely thanks to its choice of routing.