从澳大利亚直飞到英国是什么感觉?
从澳大利亚直飞到英国是什么感觉?
What does it feel like to spend 17 hours on board an airplane?
在飞机上呆上17个小时是什么感觉？
Here's what we learned on the groundbreaking journey across the globe.
以下是我们在这次环球之旅中所了解到的。
1. It makes flight economical
它使飞行更具经济性
Back in the day, the original London to Australia flight was known as the Kangaroo service because it hopped to no less than seven stopovers over a period of four days. Now it's a swift 17 hours -- perfect for vacationers, expats and business travelers alike.
当时，最早的伦敦到澳大利亚的航班被称为袋鼠航班，因为它在四天的时间里至少有七次中途停留。现在变成了17个小时——对度假者、外籍人士和商务旅行者来说都是完美的。
It's not the world's longest plane journey, but it's one of the most economical.
这不是世界上最长的飞机旅行，但却是最经济的旅行之一。
You could always have connected Perth with London, using the Boeing 777-200 LR or the A350 500 or the Airbus A388, but you couldn't do it economically.
你本来可以用波音777-200 LR、A350 500或空客A388把珀斯和伦敦连接起来，但你无法在经济上做到这一点。
What this aircraft -- a brand new Boeing Dreamliner -- does is allow you to fly Australia to the UK without forcing airlines or passengers to splash the cash.
这架全新的波音梦幻客机可以让你在不强迫航空公司或乘客花钱的情况下飞澳大利亚到英国。
A return fare from Perth to London can cost less than $1,300.
从珀斯到伦敦的往返票价不到1300美元。
2. The entire flight has been redesigned
整个航班已经重新设计
Some long-haul flights think tinkering around with meal times and adding an extra snack in the middle is enough to compensate for the extra hours spend on board.
一些长途航班认为，调整用餐时间，在中间多加一份零食就足以补偿在飞机上多花的时间。
The airline has designed its London to Perth route flights (designated QF9 and QF10) to be as comfortable and as efficient as possible.
该航空公司已将伦敦至珀斯航线的航班(指定的QF9和QF10航班)设计得尽可能舒适和高效。
It's looked at the lighting in the aircraft's interior and got Boeing to change some of the LED lighting so that it can create moods if necessary. It feels comfortable and spacious inside, no harsh aircraft lighting on board this flight.
它研究了飞机内部的照明，并让波音公司改变了一些LED照明，以便在必要时创造气氛。机舱内感觉舒适宽敞，没有强烈的灯光照射。
3. Meals and food have been meticulously curated
餐食都经过精心策划
The timing of the meals has also been carefully curated.
用餐时间也经过精心安排。
They've pushed the first meal back later in the flight, to make it closer to when you're expected to sleep. That way, UK-bound passengers are getting their body clocks onto London time before they've even touched down in the UK.
他们把第一顿饭推迟到飞机上的晚些时候，以便让你更接近预期的睡觉时间。通过这种方式，前往英国的乘客在抵达英国之前就能将自己的生物钟调整到伦敦时间。
The menu itself has been redesigned with lighter food to help passengers sleep better -- for example, tuna rather than heavy meats.
菜单本身也进行了重新设计，用更清淡的食物帮助乘客睡得更好，比如用金枪鱼而不是肥肉。
4. Yes, there are a few gimmicks
是的，有一些创意
There are still some gimmicks. We tried out stretching and yoga classes in the business class lounge before we got on board. Quite a nice idea.
有一些创意。在登机前，我们在商务舱的休息室里尝试了伸展运动和瑜伽课程。这是个不错的主意。
I was given some limited edition pajamas -- very eye-catching, they had the Qantas kangaroo on the front, but weren't necessarily the most comfortable to sleep in.
我收到了一些限量版的睡衣——非常抢眼，前面有澳洲航空公司的袋鼠图案，但不一定是最舒服的睡衣。
There's a larder on the back of the plane where passengers can help themselves to snacks.
飞机后部有一个食品储藏室，乘客可以在那里随便吃点零食。
