ANTARCTICA FOR THE NEW YEAR

Fancy a somewhat different way to see in the New Year?  Melbourne-based Antarctica Sightseeing Flights has chartered a Qantas Airbus A380 to overfly the South Pole, the maiden commercial flight by the mighty super Jumbo in this part of the globe.  Passengers will be over the “ice” at midnight and be the first in the world to see the light of the New Year.  The aircraft will fly figure-eight patterns above the breathtaking polar terrain for up to four hours before heading back to Melbourne and Sydney.  Two other Antarctic flights are also planned for the southern summer – a second A380 service direct from Sydney on 24 January and a Boeing 747-400 from Melbourne on Valentine’s Day, 14 February.  On board experts will deliver commentary and stories of their own experiences in Antarctica, and stroll through the cabin throughout the flight to speak to passengers.  Also screened will be videos about Antarctic life and history and a camera on the flight deck gives passengers a pilot’s eye view, of takeoff and landing in Australia and of the polar landscape ahead.  There will even be a jazz band moving through the cabin.  Prices from Sydney and Melbourne for the New Year’s Eve flight ranges from A$999 for an Economy Class Centre seat to A$6,299 in First Class. www.antarcticaflights.com.au

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