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'''Southern Cross Route''' is a term for passenger flights from [[Place:Australasia|Australasia]] (or [[Earth:Oceania|Oceania]]) to Europe via the [[Earth:Western Hemisphere|Western Hemisphere]]. The term was coined by [[Biology:British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines|British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines]] when they began services from [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]] to {{wipe|Vancouver}} in 1949.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230242778 |title=GIANT AIRLINER ON PIONEERS' TRACKS |newspaper=The Sun |issue=12,186 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 February 1949 |access-date=23 January 2022 |page=10 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2790475 |title=Huge Airliner to Fly Across to Vancouver |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=23 |issue=6822 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=17 February 1949 |access-date=23 January 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The route was extended to Europe following the signing of an air services agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom in 1957,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91239285 |title=Exchange Of Air Routes In New Agreement |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=31 |issue=9,293 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=7 October 1957 |access-date=23 January 2022 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> which saw [[Company:Qantas|Qantas]] flying from Sydney to London via Los Angeles and New York using [[Engineering:Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation|Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation]]s.<ref name=Rimmer2005>{{cite journal |url=https://www.i-repository.net/contents/outemon/ir/501/501051212.pdf |title=Australia Through the Prism of Qantas: Distance Makes a Comeback |last1=Rimmer |first1=Peter J. |journal=Otemon Journal of Australian Studies |volume=31 |year=2005 |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref>{{rp|145}} The name is in honor of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's historic 1928 flight in the aircraft ''[[Engineering:Southern Cross (aircraft)|Southern Cross]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldairlinenews.com/tag/southern-cross-route/ |title=QANTAS Airways celebrates 60 years of flying to the United States |publisher=World Airline News |date=18 May 2014 |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref> The equivalent route running through the [[Earth:Eastern Hemisphere|Eastern Hemisphere]] is known as the [[Biology:Kangaroo Route|Kangaroo Route]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/oceania/australia/articles/london-to-australia-direct-flights-facts-everything-to-know/|title=London to Perth: Everything you need to know about the first non-stop flights from Britain to Australia|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-12-30|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Qantas operated on the route from 1949 — 1974, when it discontinued the London leg of the trip.<ref name=Rimmer2005/>{{rp|148}} BOAC began flying to Australia via the South Pacific in April 1967.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2720248425/view?sectionId=nla.obj-2753966609 |title=Annual report by the Minister for Civil Aviation for year 1966-67 |publisher=Commonwealth Government Printer |date=1967 |page=12 |access-date=23 January 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Air New Zealand operated an Auckland–Los Angeles–London Heathrow from 1982 — 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/116796427/air-nz-to-axe-london-flights-after-36-years |title=Air New Zealand to axe London flights after 36 years |date=22 October 2019 |publisher=Stuff |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref> Other airlines to use the route include Air Tahiti Nui, French Bee, Air France, Air Canada, Aerolíneas Argentinas, and LAN Airlines.

==Operations==
Aside from codeshares and alliances/partners, airlines on the Southern Cross Route (with seasonal destinations in ''italics'') are the following:

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Airline
!Destination in Oceania
!Intermediate Stop
!Destination(s) in Europe
|-
! Air Canada
| ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}}'', {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver}}
| ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRL}} Dublin}}'', ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt}}'', {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow}}, ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWI}} Zurich}}''
|-
! Air France
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|TAH}} Papeete}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Los Angeles}}
| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | Air Tahiti Nui
| rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|TAH}} Papeete}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Los Angeles}}
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Seattle}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=TN57 schedule. (Air Tahiti Nui flight: Paris -> Tahiti via Seattle) |url=http://info.flightmapper.net/flight/Air_Tahiti_Nui_TN_57 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=info.flightmapper.net}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |American Airlines
|''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}}''
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Dallas/Fort Worth}}
|''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam}}'', {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (begins Jun 4, 2024),<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines NS24 Long-Haul Network Changes – 20AUG23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230820-aans24lh |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRL}} Dublin}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} Madrid}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}}  Paris–CDG}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome–Fiumicino}}
|-
|''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}}'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Resumes Los Angeles – Auckland Route From Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230424-aalax |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney}}
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Los Angeles}}
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow}}
|-
! [[Company:Delta Air Lines|Delta Air Lines]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta launches first-ever service from Los Angeles to Auckland and more paths to popular European destinations {{!}} Delta News Hub |url=https://news.delta.com/delta-launches-first-ever-service-los-angeles-auckland-and-more-paths-popular-european-destinations |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=news.delta.com |language=en}}</ref> ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|TAH}} Papeete}}'', {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seet |first=Charlotte |date=2022-09-23 |title=Gatwick & Geneva: Delta Air Lines Adds 9 New Transatlantic Routes For 2023 |url=https://simpleflying.com/delta-air-lines-9-transatlantic-routes/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Simple Flying |language=en-US}}</ref>}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seet |first=Charlotte |date=2022-09-23 |title=Gatwick & Geneva: Delta Air Lines Adds 9 New Transatlantic Routes For 2023 |url=https://simpleflying.com/delta-air-lines-9-transatlantic-routes/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Simple Flying |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
|-
! French Bee
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|TAH}} Papeete}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} San Francisco}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–Orly}}
|-
! LATAM Chile
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=LATAM resumes Melbourne-Santiago |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/09/04/latam-resumes-melbourne-santiago/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Business Traveller |language=en-GB}}</ref> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney (via Auckland)}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHL}} Santiago}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} Madrid}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=LATAM Flights between Australia/NZ and Europe |url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/SCL?from=SCL&airlines=LA&countries=GB,FR,DE,ES,AU,NZ&state=1 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Flightsfrom.com}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" |United Airlines
|''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney}}''
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Houston<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274676/united-adds-houston-sydney-service-from-jan-2018/|title=United adds Houston – Sydney service from Jan 2018 |publisher=Routes |date=7 September 2017 |access-date=23 January 2022 }}</ref>}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Munich}}
|-
|''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}}'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=United Announces Largest South Pacific Expansion in Aviation History, Including New Direct Flight to Christchurch, New Zealand |url=https://united.mediaroom.com/2023-04-18-United-Announces-Largest-South-Pacific-Expansion-in-Aviation-History,-Including-New-Direct-Flight-to-Christchurch,-New-Zealand |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=United - Newsroom |ref=UA NZ}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=The Americans are coming, so are cheaper airfares! |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/american-airlines-latest-to-announce-auckland-lax-route-for-summer/ATYFSRSDDFHOLKHQ6RIQUOY3KE/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane}}'',<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=United Shortens Los Angeles – Brisbane Service in 1Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231214-ua1q24bne |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} Los Angeles}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow}}
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane}}, ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Christchurch}}'',<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}}Melbourne}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|TAH}} Papeete}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|US}} San Francisco}}
| ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/chris-mcginnis/article/United-adds-Amsterdam-Prague-Naples-13192116.php|title=United adds 3 new European destinations|date=30 August 2018|website=SFGate}}</ref>}}'', {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (begins May 24, 2024),<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Adds San Francisco – Barcelona From late-May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231207-uamay24sfobcn |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} London–Heathrow}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Munich}}, {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG}}, ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome–Fiumicino<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rains |first=Taylor |title=United announced 7 new international routes for summer 2023 as post-pandemic demand to Europe continues to soar — see the full list |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/see-uniteds-7-new-routes-summer-2023-network-list-2022-10 |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>}}'', ''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWI}} Zurich}}''
|}

==See also==
*[[Biology:Kangaroo Route|Kangaroo Route]] – the Southern Cross Route's counterpart traveling via the Eastern Hemisphere
*[[Biology:Wallaby Route|Wallaby Route]] - Route launched by Qantas in 1952 connecting Sydney to Johannesburg
*[https://londonairtravel.com/2022/05/02/history-of-flight-uk-australia Fiesta Route] - Qantas' route that existed from 1964-1975 connecting Sydney to London via Fiji, Tahiti, Acapulco, Mexico City, The Bahamas, and Bermuda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LondonAirTravel |date=2022-05-01 |title=The History Of Flight Between The UK and Australia From 1935 Onwards |url=https://londonairtravel.com/2022/05/02/history-of-flight-uk-australia/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=London Air Travel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2019 |title=Quiz: Beach Boys Lyric or Qantas Route? |work=Qantas |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/roo-tales/quiz-beach-boys-lyric-or-qantas-route/ |access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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