- Southern Cross Route
Southern Cross Route is a term denoting passenger flights from
Australasia toEurope via theWestern Hemisphere . Although similar theKangaroo route , its counterpart that runs through theEastern Hemisphere , this route is much less used.There are three airlines, offering one-plane flights (i.e not requiring passengers to change plane en route) that operate the Southern Cross Route:
Air New Zealand ,Air Tahiti Nui andAir France .Air New Zealand operates the Auckland-Los Angeles-London Heathrow route in addition to its Auckland-Hong Kong-London Heathrow route, making it the only airline offering services on both the Southern Cross Route and the Kangaroo Route.Air Tahiti Nui andAir France both operate a Tahiti-Los Angeles-Paris CDG route.While they may not be able to offer one-plane service, other airlines do offer passage along this route.
United Airlines , as one of twoUnited States airlines flying from thecontinental United States toAustralia , also provides service on this route, but it requires a plane change in theUnited States .Air Canada also flies to Sydney from Vancouver using the airline's newBoeing 777 aircraft.LAN Airlines operates service from Europe via Santiago to a host of South Pacific destinations, including Sydney and Auckland.Aerolineas Argentinas also operates services via Buenos Aires.In the past, additional service was offered along this route. Air Tahiti Nui briefly operated a Tahiti-New York JFK-Paris CDG route, but it was quickly discontinued.
Qantas once operated a round-the-world flight using this route and theKangaroo route , but service via this route has stopped.
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