This November, Antarctica Flights will return to the skies. The iconic 12-hour flight will take passengers across the Southern Ocean to see the vast white wilderness of Antarctica from above. 

Polar expeditioners will be on board and will talk through the incredible environments below. The sightseeing flights are only available from Australia and don’t require a passport. Just three hours in the journey and passengers will catch their first glimpse of scattered ice followed by icebergs and ice floes. The aircraft will fly over the South Magnetic Pole while sweeping views of the rugged mountainous topography of mainland Antarctica are on show. 

Qantas’ ultra-modern 787 Dreamliner is the aircraft that is privately chartered by Antarctica flights. There will be a total of seven flights taking place from November 2023 through to February 2024, departing Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. A total of 220 passengers can be onboard for each flight with a choice of seating options from Business through to Economy. 

To make this one-of-a-kind experience truly unique Antarctica Flights will be operating a flight on New Year’s Eve so that passengers can be the first to welcome in the new year.

Departure dates and location are as follows: 

• Sydney:  26th November 2023 and 4th February 2024
• Melbourne: 19th November 2023 and 31st December 2023
• Brisbane: 31st December 2023 and 11th February 2024
• Perth: 26th January 2024

Cool runnings, travellers. 

Prices start at $1,199 for an Explorer Economy Seat and range up to $7,999 for a Business Class Deluxe. For further information on the journeys please visit antarcticaflights.com.au

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