{"id":451787,"date":"2026-09-03T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451787\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T04:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:00:10","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-melbourne-trip-qantas-a380-arrives-in-california-ahead-of-nfl-game-at-the-mcg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451787\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers Melbourne trip: Qantas A380 arrives in California ahead of NFL game at the MCG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Zappone\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6d9ecb063feb3ba3ecf4285d83ed48eb9b67f554.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\">September 3, 2026 \u2014 12:58pm<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>The Qantas plane that will carry the San Francisco 49ers to Melbourne ahead of the regular season game has arrived in the eponymous city.<\/p>\n<p>Flight number AF6001, a chartered Qantas A380, arrived in San Francisco at 6.26pm local time, or 11.26am AEST, from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The A380, tail number VH-OQD, is expected to depart San Francisco for Melbourne in a few hours, bringing the NFL team to the city ahead of its game against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood the Rams will arrive the <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/nfl\/those-flights-are-way-too-expensive-even-nfl-stars-are-flinching-at-the-cost-of-getting-to-australia-20260831-p60sz6.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">day before<\/a> the September 11 game at the MCG in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>The A380 has 14 first-class seats and 70 business-class seats. The 49ers have 53 players on their bench. The plane was specially stocked with larger sized pyjamas for the long-haul flight.<\/p>\n<p>Qantas said it doesn\u2019t comment on charter flights. In April, the airline announced a partnership with the National Football League to be its official airline partner in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers have been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<p>The Market Recap newsletter is a wrap of the day\u2019s trading. <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=market-recap&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get it each weekday afternoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Zappone\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788408010_535_6d9ecb063feb3ba3ecf4285d83ed48eb9b67f554.png\"  width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-2 jcGta-D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/by\/chris-zappone-hve6u\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Zappone<\/a> is a senior reporter covering aviation and business. He is former digital foreign editor.Connect via <a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-5 czsZcI\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chrizap?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, <a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-5 czsZcI\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\/chriszapponepublic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> or <a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-5 czsZcI\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/companies\/mailto:czappone@nine.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 3, 2026 \u2014 12:58pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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