British Airways BA15 touched down at Sydney almost two years after suspending its Kangaroo Route

British Airways' first flight to Sydney touched down in Sydney on 29 March at 0620

The London-Singapore-Sydney route has resumed almost two years since the airline was forced to suspend its popular Kangaroo Route in the early days of the pandemic.

The route is converted from a Boeing 777 to the smaller but more comfortable Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a stopover at Singapore’s Changi Airport airport.

BAW15 tracked via RadarBox.com 

Departure from London Heathrow at 2125 and arrival at Sydney for BA15 is set for 0610 the next day. The return flight BA16 departs Sydney at 1550 and arrives in London Heathrow at 0510 on the next day.

British Airways - Boeing 787-9 - Photo Source: British Airways

Noella Ferns, British Airways head of sales, Asia Pacific, said: “We can’t wait to welcome our customers back on board our Sydney to London flights, and we will be honored to play our part in reuniting families and friends with their loved ones after such a long time apart."

“The safety of our customers and colleagues has always been at the heart of everything we do. We know some customers won’t have flown for a long time, and we can assure them we have a range of Covid-19 measures in place to provide stress and hassle-free travel.

“Since we last flew this route, customers in Australia and the wider region can now join the Executive Club and, with the resumption of flights, can finally start to access some of the amazing benefits on offer.”

Meanwhile, Qantas resumed international services in November 2021 and was scheduled to resume nonstop flights between Perth and London on March 27 but was forced to postpone these plans due to the delay imposed by Western Australia in reopening its borders.