1964 Qantas inaugural service Sydney to London via Mexico

First flight by Qantas from Sydney to London via Mexico

The Qantas ‘Fiesta’ route opened from Sydney to London via Fiji, Tahiti, Mexico City, Acapulco, Nassau and Bermuda in 1964 and continued until 1974-75.

Date: 27th November 1964

Type: First Flight Cover
CDS: 27NOV64 NADI AIRPORT FIJI
Backstamp: 28NOV64A HAMILTON BERMUDA
Cachet: BY AIR MAIL • PAR AVION / SYDNEY LONDON VIA MEXICO / SYDNEY FIJI TAHITI MEXICO CITY NASSAU BERMUDA LONDON / LONDON BERMUDA NASSAU MEXICO CITY ACAPULCO TAHITI FIJI SYDNEY / INAUGURAL SERVICE NOVEMBER 1964 / QANTAS AUSTRALIA’S ROUND-THE-WORLD AIRLINE
Envelope: #6¾ Envelope
Address: Qantas Empire Airways Limited, C/- British Overseas Airways Corporation, Airways House, 59 Front Street, HAMILTON, BERMUDA
Stamp: Fiji QEII 2/- White Orchid pictorial

Available covers

• Australia–Bermuda
• Fiji–Bermuda (shown above)
• Tahiti–Bermuda
• Mexico City–Bermuda
• Bermuda–London