Qantas flights direct from London to Perth we reveal the hell of flying non-stop for 17 hours from Australia in economy on the UK s longest route

I m on Qantas inaugural Perth to London flight, the longest to and from the UK, and the atmosphere in the pressurised tube I ve been sharing with over 200 other bodies has gotten quite stale.

And while I m not the only journalist on the flight, I am the only one who has been sat in economy for the nine thousand and one mile journey.

Sadly for me, Intrepid Travel Writer Survives 17 Hours In Bed is not much of a story.

So while a gaggle of excited Australian press turn left into a world of champagne and lie-flat suite beds, I venture right, into the familiar kingdom of screaming kids and aching bottoms.

via www.thesun.co.uk