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kangaroo routenoun ( the kangaroo route) informal, Australian trademarkThe air route between Australia (especially Sydney) and London, particularly via Asia or the Middle East: the kangaroo route is immensely profitable at the moment...- The deal saw the company's share price fall by as much as four per cent as investors faced the prospect of greater competition on the Kangaroo route.
- The introduction of the new sleeper beds on the Kangaroo route have tightened capacity and boosted demand for business travel.
- The airline will undoubtedly benefit from the agreement, most particularly on that first hop of the kangaroo route, between Sydney and Hong Kong.
Origin 1940s: the route was originally flown by the airline Qantas, whose aircraft tail livery features a stylized kangaroo. |