Delta Airlines? first flight from the US to Australia has just taken off (3.35pmAEST)
Delta Airlines has become the only US carrier to fly to six continents today when it?s first flight to Sydney from Los Angeles took off at 3.35pm AEST. The Boeing 777-200 was sent off at Los Angeles International Airport by a small party that included a live kangaroo. It?s scheduled to touch down at Kingsford-Smith Airport ion Sydney around 7am tomorrow morning.
Delta Airlines, the largest airline in the world, joins Qantas, V Australia and United airlines offering direct services from Australia to mainland USA.
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