Get yourself a neck pillow, this is going to be a long flight.
Starting in March 2018, Australian airline Qantas will be flying direct from London, England to Perth, Australia. The journey is expected to take around 17 hours in the 787-9 Dreamliner. [World Economic Forum]
News from the borders.
US travelers may soon need visas to travel to Europe.
On March 2nd, the European Parliament voted a resolution that would refuse US citizens visa-free access to the EU within two months. This move from the European Parliament is in response to American visa rules denying citizens from Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania visa-free access to the US, while American citizens can travel to these countries without a visa. Because of its reciprocity policy, the EU Commission had to suspend the visa waiver for US nationals; however, the move could be seen as a diplomatic faux pas. [Forbes]