Hollywood star Naomi Watts sizzled like the Australian sun as she recreated an iconic British Airways poster to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the airline flying Down Under.
The first British Airways flight for paying customers from London to Australia took off on April 13, 1935, under the name of Imperial Airways – British Airways predecessor – in conjunction with Qantas Empire Airways.
A decade later in 1945, British Airways began its first weekly service to Australia on what would later be dubbed ‘The Kangaroo Route’. More recently in 1986, British Airways began offering airline customers the fastest one-stop flights between London and Australia following the arrival of the Boeing 747 aircraft.
Naomi Watts posting for BA ad.
The Oscar-nominated actress donned a vintage swimsuit for a modern version of the classic image, which was used decades ago to promote flying to the exciting new country of Australia in the South Pacific.
“It has been great to go back in time with British Airways and recreate an iconic poster from such a glamorous era. I love the vintage style from the golden age of travel so it was really fun to bring this to life. Eighty years is an incredible landmark for British Airways, and with a personal connection to both countries it’s really special to take part in celebrating the history of travel between Australia and the UK.”
Naomi Watts, Actress
The airline now operates daily flights between London and Sydney, continuing to fly via Singapore just as the original Kangaroo route did. Passengers can choose to travel in one of four cabins on-board British Airways’ Boeing 777-300ER, with First, Club World business class, World Traveller Plus premium economy and World Traveller economy all on offer.
Passengers flying to London will also land at the state-of-the-art Terminal 5 at London Heathrow, which is exclusive to British Airways’ and was named by Skytrax as the Best Airport Terminal for the third year running in March 2014.
Keith Williams, Executive Chairman of British Airways, said the innovative spirit, which saw British Airways begin flying passengers from London to Australia for the first time back in 1935 still runs through the company today.
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