TOULOUSE, France, March 25 (Reuters) - Australia's

Qantas will start Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul

flights in early 2027 after receiving the first of 12 dedicated

Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the end of next year,

Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson said on Tuesday.

The Qantas boss also told reporters that Friday's fire and

closure of London's Heathrow airport had forced the carrier to

divert two flights to Paris and then bus passengers to London,

adding such event can be "incredibly costly" to the industry.