Originally Posted by
NYCbustravelguy
I am taking CX841 to the connecting BKK flight on June 14 in F. I have done this flight before in F and had no problem with jet-lag. I actually slept the middle part of the JFK-HKG flight for about 6 hours, starting about 4 hours after we left New York. I slept about an hour on the HKG-BKK flight. Arrived around 5.30 pm in BKK, was at hotel and in room by 7 pm. Showered, went to club lounge, had a snack and went out around 8.30 to a few BKK bars. Back in hotel at 12:30 am. Went right to bed and woke up at 8 am without any issues.
Originally Posted by
christep
For managing jetlag the key is timing in the arrival zone. So 841 departs at 9pm Bangkok time, 831 departs at 2am Bangkok time.
What I would do is stay awake all night in NYC the night before and then get 841. Get on the plane, take a glass of Krug, and sleep until about 7am BKK time. Then you have 6 more hours on the plane and two meals: breakfast and lunch.
So have breakfast at breakfast time and lunch (Krug, caviar, etc) at lunch BKK time.
Thanks, folks, this has been incredibly helpful. You've certainly focused my thinking a bit differently. Actually, both of these approaches make sense to me, and I think that both will work for me. Actually, in some ways, they seem to be variations of the same approach. I'll have to see what's going on in my life the day before (family in NY), but I know that I'll definitely handle this better for your input. Thanks again.