Two Qantas A380s were spotted at Sydney Airport about 3.30pm, both heading to the same destination.
One was the regular Qantas QF1 London service. The other? That turned out to be a second Qantas A380 chartered by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.of dollars. Enough to book the occasional return-to-London A380, at a cost that could be as high as $5 million.Qantas does regular business with the Brethren, a costly undertaking given the airline has to take a massive A380 out of service. Oh, to be so religious and so wealthy.
Sources tell us that the church was planning a universal occasion in Sydney but that global leader and Sydney accountantThe alternative plan is for 26 different fellowship meetings scheduled for next weekend, including in Paris, Edinburgh, Norwich, Indianapolis, Paparoa, Trinidad and Warrnambool. “Yes, I can confirm that many members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church are travelling from around the world to attend a series of church conferences. As part of this, a company has been engaged to organise several trips to and from Sydney, as well as transfers, a bit of sightseeing and the like.
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