Best flight to take, JFK to HKG
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Best flight to take, JFK to HKG
Getting ready to book Cathay Pacific First Class from JFK to HKG. We will then continue on to Bangkok. Our first trip to Asia.
Seem to be three options for the JFK-HKG leg:
Just after midnight
9 AM
2 PM
Can you experienced Asia travelers give me a hint about what would be the best flight to take and the one that would maximize my CP First Class experience? Appreciate any feedback. Many thanks.
Seem to be three options for the JFK-HKG leg:
Just after midnight
9 AM
2 PM
Can you experienced Asia travelers give me a hint about what would be the best flight to take and the one that would maximize my CP First Class experience? Appreciate any feedback. Many thanks.
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You might see this thread from yesterday: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...g-via-yvr.html
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I just flew JFK-HKG-BKK on February 4th and took the 9am flight. I like it because you can get to BKK the next day at around 6PM which gives you time to get through customs, get to the hotel and get dinner. If you take the 2pm flight then you arrive in BKK at midnight.
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I just flew JFK-HKG-BKK on February 4th and took the 9am flight. I like it because you can get to BKK the next day at around 6PM which gives you time to get through customs, get to the hotel and get dinner. If you take the 2pm flight then you arrive in BKK at midnight.
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I just skip my morning coffee and once the lights go off after the first meal service I switch on a movie and it doesn't take long. If you can't fall asleep they have a great selection of movies and tv shows on demand.
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I was on the 9am flight this morning and am thinking I will try for the 2pm next time. I arrived at roughly 2pm without having slept much on the flight, so that is many hours for me to stay up before I can sleep in the hotel and try to get on local time.
A couple years ago I took the overnight one-stop flight, and found that worked well. It left late enough that I was tired, so I was able to sleep for a couple hours, land in YVR, sleep, watch a movie and some TV, sleep some more and found my body adjusted quite well to local time by the time I landed.
A couple years ago I took the overnight one-stop flight, and found that worked well. It left late enough that I was tired, so I was able to sleep for a couple hours, land in YVR, sleep, watch a movie and some TV, sleep some more and found my body adjusted quite well to local time by the time I landed.