As more ultra-long-haul flights lift off, prices for other routes sink

March 22, 2018 11:24 AM

HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Ultra-long flights like the 17-hour non-stop service that Australia’s Qantas is launching from Perth to London on Saturday (March 24) are doing more than stretching aircraft ranges – they are lowering ticket prices for more conventional routes, data showed.

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