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Question: How long is Qantas Airways’ longest non-stop flight?

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Qantas Airways is an Australian airline company. It will start the world’s longest non-stop flight in 2025.

澳洲航空是一家澳大利亚航空公司。它将于2025年启动世界上最长的直飞航程。

The flight will go from Sydney to London. This flight usually is 24 hours long. Planes must stop for fuel. The new flight will be four hours shorter. It will have fewer seats. It will have more passenger space.

这趟航程将从悉尼飞往伦敦。通常该航程都长达24小时。飞机必须停下来加油。这个新航程将缩短四小时。它座位更少。乘客空间更大。

Passengers will pay more money to go on this flight. Qantas Airways orders planes for billions of dollars for this flight.

乘坐这趟航班的乘客将付更多钱。澳洲航空为了这趟航程下单了数十亿美元的飞机。

The company has big money problems in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rules change for planes. This situation helps Qantas Airways get more business again.

该公司2020年有很大的财务问题。新冠疫情期间，飞机的规则改变了。这种情况帮助澳洲航空重新争取到更多生意。

Notes:

1. non-stop flight：直飞航班/航程，non-stop表示“直达的；中途不停的”，flight可以指“一段航行”，也可以指“航班”。

2. order：v. 采购，订购。

3. pandemic：n. 流行病。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

How does Qantas Airways get out of the money trouble?