All eyes have been on a Qantas A380 that landed in Melbourne this morning after it was revealed the Los Angeles Rams chartered the jumbo jet ahead of Friday’s NFL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – the first regular season game the league has played in Australia.QF338 touched down at Melbourne Airport at 6.02am from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after a 14-hour and 52-minute journey.Want more travel stories? Download our new app for even more coverageThe LA Rams will be going head-to-head against the San Francisco 49ers, who also charted a Qantas A380 which was dubbed the world’s most watched flight after having landed in Melbourne almost a week ago. While the 49ers gave themselves ample time to shake their jet lag and acclimate to the 17-hour time difference between Melbourne and California, the Rams have a tighter schedule.They’ve landed just one day before kick-off and will head home shortly after the game, making for a quick international trip – hopefully with minimal jet lag.Each charter covered around 12,900km with four pilots, 22 cabin crew and one travelling charter manager on board.Between the two flights, over 20 tonnes of equipment was carried and enough catering that some of it had to be stowed in the overhead lockers, with over 2,000 meals loaded in total. Catering was built around what an NFL team eats, with menus developed alongside each team’s nutrition staff and more protein loaded than almost any other Qantas flight. Steak sandwiches came with extra steak, along with double portions of cheeseburgers, other meats and sides.Star linebacker Byron Young shared a clip to his Instagram showing off the inside of the plane, describing it as “very boujee”.“This is crazy,” he said while filming his business class seat.“Two floors – a double decker. I feel so boujee right now.”Qantas Group chief brand and corporate affairs officer Danielle Keighery said for many of the athletes and staff this is their first visit to Australia and “we wanted to give them a taste of the country from the moment they stepped on board”. “As official airline partner of the NFL in Australia and New Zealand, our teams have spent months working with the clubs to make the flight part of the experience, from menus designed alongside team nutrition staff to bespoke Qantas pyjamas in each club’s colours,” she said.NFL general manager for Australia and New Zealand, Charlotte Offord, said they’re incredibly proud to have Qantas as a partner of the NFL Melbourne Game. “As the NFL’s official airline in Australia, Qantas has played a vital role in helping bring the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers to Melbourne, as well as ensuring it was a seamless journey for all of our fans travelling to the game.”Ms Keighery also explained the airline is already seeing the excitement reflected in their bookings, with numbers from the United States up 50 per cent in the lead-up to the game and fans travelling to Melbourne from right across Australia and New Zealand.The airline has seen bookings from the US to Australia rise 50 per cent year on year in the fortnight leading into the game. Demand from New Zealand into Melbourne is up more than 30 per cent during game week, with travel into Melbourne from all markets seeing an increase of more than 10 per cent over the same period.Read related topics:MelbourneQantas