Qantas and Heathrow offer warm Aussie welcome at Terminal 3

UK. To celebrate Australia Day 2017, Qantas and Heathrow have today installed a pop-up beach at the airport’s Terminal 3 forecourt.

The event celebrates the Australian national holiday and Heathrow’s partnership with Qantas as part of the airport’s 70th birthday celebration campaign. Travellers visiting the stand will experience a taste of Australia, including sweet treats and entertainment by a live acoustic band playing classic Aussie songs by Kylie Minogue and INXS.

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Happy Australia Day: Did somebody say Skippy was in town?

The collaboration between Qantas and Heathrow for the 70th birthday celebrations launched in May 2016, with a competition to win one of 35 pairs of Qantas flights for ‘The Ultimate Trip’ to Sydney. To enter, travellers submitted their favourite Heathrow memory. The 70 winners will fly out in May to experience Sydney’s VIVID festival. Some of the competition winners are joining Qantas’ Australia Day celebrations at Heathrow to share their stories.

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Skippy selfie: Passengers embrace the Australia Day celebrations

One of the competition winners, Kelly Jones, said: “I am very excited to finally meet a close friend that I have kept in touch with for 23 years – sharing stories of wedding days, new babies and the ups and downs of life. Heathrow will no doubt play a huge part in this very special day, and it will be a memory I cherish forever.”

Qantas Regional General Manager UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa Markus Svensson said: “Australia Day is all about celebrating the best of Australia, no matter where you are in the world. When London to Perth flights launch next year, UK travellers will be able to experience Australia firsthand with our non-stop services. But today, Qantas and Heathrow are bringing the Aussie summer to them.”

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Heathrow Customer Services Director Jonathan Coen said: “We are delighted to give passengers a ‘warm’ Aussie welcome to Terminal 3 on this chilly January day. We have had a fantastic year working with Qantas celebrating our birthday and hearing all the exciting stories from passengers travelling with us. Here’s to the next 70 years of stories.”

Qantas has been flying to Heathrow for nearly 70 years. Heathrow was the departing location when Qantas set the record in 1989 for the world’s longest non-commercial flight. The Qantas 747-438 flew 18,001km, non-stop between London and Sydney, in 20 hours, nine minutes and five seconds.

 

 

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