Historic non-stop flight between Australia and UK ready for take off

Hopefully it takes the pressure off Sydney as a hub and encourages British visitors to spend a few days in WA before heading to other destinations.

It's good to see that the Western Australian government is building a rail link. I have previously caught the bus - it is cheap but follows a slow meandering route through the suburbs.

Looking at the great circle route, it's 9009 miles, taking the flight over Iran, Turkey, etc. Wouldn't want to divert to some of the areas its flying over in case of a problem.