Qantas and Perth Airport bury the hatchet over terminal move

The ‘Split Scimitar’ design improves fuel efficiency by up to 2 per cent by reducing air drag that forms behind an aircraft as it flies.

The airline said QF7168, scheduled to depart Melbourne at 5pm for a 6:40pm arrival, would carry 485 passengers, the equivalent of almost three cancelled Boeing 737-800 aircraft that normally fly the busy route.