Qantas Boeing 787 Flies Over Antarctica Between Santiago & Sydney

Passengers on Qantas' direct service between Santiago, Chile, and Sydney, Australia, took the far southern route on July 14th, flying over the coast of Antarctica. More commonly, the service would travel across the Southern Pacific Ocean; however, due to solid headwinds on its usual pass, the aircraft flew to 74.17°S instead of the usual 70°. The Australian airline has their 787s certified for ETOPS 330. With this certification, Antarctica's only area off-limits is the very center of… (simpleflying.com) More...