What is the impact of the longest flight on the health of passengers?

The Australian airline Qantas Airways has announced that it will perform three test flights between London and New York to Sydney in around 19 hours to see the impact of sitting in the plane. on the health of passengers.

According to Sky News Arabia, the Australian airline announced that the three flights would carry a maximum of 40 people, including crew members and an onboard research team, where they would test factors such as sleep patterns and food consumption, in order to "evaluate the impact on health, well-being and the biological clock".

Passengers, most of whom are staff members, will receive wearable devices for flight testing, Qantas said.

The airline said it had already done test flights along its direct route between Perth and London.

The airline plans to use the Boeing 787s 9 to operate the flights, which are part of its Sunrise project, but said the final decision to operate these flights would be made by the end of the year.

"In fact, it's the first time that a commercial airline is shuttling between New York and Sydney non-stop, and that's only the second time it's leaving London" Qantas CEO Allen Joyce told CNBC on Thursday. In Sydney. "

He added that the test allowed us to manage the risks of "fatigue, impact on passengers and employees and help development".

The airline hopes to operate direct flights between New York and Sydney, London and Sydney by 2022.