Aussie Outback Adventure: Special Flight on Qantas New A220

Qantas operated a special charter flight from Sydney to Uluru (Ayers Rock) on its new Airbus A220. I was onboard to experience the new aircraft and for the first time, visited the Australian outback.

The first Qantaslink A220, featuring the artwork of Maringka Baker. The aircraft is named after the original artwork, Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa (the creation story of the two sisters). The aircraft spent two weeks in the paint shop where a striking Aboriginal paint scheme was applied, making this aircraft the sixth to join Qantas’s Flying Art Series since Wunala Dreaming.

The Qantaslink A220 has 10 Business Class and 127 Economy Class seats. It was an incredible quiet takeoff out of Sydney with the graduate changing scenery and landscape from green to red enroute. Uluru was very hot with temperature of 44 degrees Celsius. The approach to Uluru was strikingly beautiful with orange earth colors and a lot of bush vegetation. We also saw Kata Tjuṯa from a distance.

After landing, a special aboriginal dance and ceremony was held at the brand new aircraft. In the evening, we were treated to an amazing sunset and drone show called ‘Wintjiri Wiru’ by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia.

The next day, I saw the sunrise over Uluru and did a walk around it before departing back. It was my first time seeing Australia’s outback despite living in Sydney for 14 years. To end the video, enjoy an air-to-air video of Australia’s newest jet in the country setting.

[CaptainJNT]

I love how the A220 turned into Sam's logo at the end, what an epic ending❤😊!!!

[optickmedia]

I work as a ramp agent at Melbourne Airport and I saw this plane for the first time last week... it's truly beautiful and honestly better to look at than the 737-800's I usually work on!

[Fishyfoo]

I’m so happy qantas finally got the a220! Can’t wait to hopefully fly it some day, love from Australia :)

[diptodeeproy]

Sam Chui really like the serenity in your videos away from all the criticism around your videos give a calm feeling while you explore our beautiful mother earth !

[michaelkay]

Qantas livery in green and not red. Looks so bold and different. Love it.

[steini]

Just FAB! Outstanding livery. Thank you all -

[grahambassett]

🇦🇺 G’Day Sam. A spectacular video once again. It was just so beautiful. The landscape & the QF A220 with a unique coloured tail. The vision of it doing flyby’s by Uluṟu was breathtaking.

[JesseStorms]

Beautiful to see the QantasLink a220 indigenous Livery.
Uluru looks beautiful too

[adamheged]

A220 is such a beautiful plane. Hope you enjoyed your flight and keep up the great quality content.

[asyd]

Stunning livery. Qantas is unbeatable when it comes to exterior art design.

[mrkc]

Outstanding video Sam. The footage towards the end is spectacular. A-220 seems like an interesting plane with impressive range capability. Very cool that you were able to speak with the creator of the A-220 on the flight. That’s certainly a very beautiful and unique part of Australia.

[Hukahey]

Stunning but would like the wingtips painted green. Ha ha glad you got to experience our beautiful dessert Sam.

[nealpersad]

Marvelous, just marvelous. Thanks for sharing Sam.

[alabama]

A magnificent video Sam, full of mysticism, colour & the wonderful A220. The sight of the landscape & Ularu was awe inspiring.

[kumaranravendradas]

Sam, the very first flight I flew on my own without parents and family was after I graduated from University. My father and my Australian uncle bought me a ticket to Sydney in 2011. I was so naive as to the aircraft type before flight but was so happy to see Cathay 747-400 with RR engines will be taking me to Hong Kong. By far the best aircraft for such long haul journeys but more so was the old Cathay livery with the dark green solid bar under the cockpit of 747. Never has a livery has worked so well on an aircraft (it didnt work as well on aircraft without double deck). This Qantas livery IS (along with the retro BOAC livery of BA 747-400) the best i've seen since. Stunning and so "un"-Qantas as I previously only ever saw that green colour on an Aer Lingus and thought, initially it looked like an Aer Lingus special livery.

[RailsandSky]

What a beautiful aircraft. Just gorgeous. I flew to Ayers Rock in a B717 in 2014 and stayed there for a few days. A wonderful experience to treasure. ✈

[claykemper]

Fabulous livery. Great to see the airline industry back from the covid mess.

[mrwest]

definitely has that "new" aircraft look. Thank You.

[peterjames]

Thanks Sam, a great video as usual. The 220 looks like an awsum aircraft. I visited Uluru in 1979 when you could camp near it & climb it. It was so windy at the summit that our photos (film not digital) were blurry. We wrote in the visitors book & climbed back down. Cheers from Bowral New South Wales

[robaust]

Really glad to see the A200 now with Qantas.