Originally Posted by
PresRDC
An upcoming HKG-SFO flight lists the block time as being 11 hours and 50 minutes. This seems awfully short to me, considering the 6900 mile distance and, even though it is an eastbound flight, other similar distance flights that I've taken (NRT-JFK for example) have block times of at least another hour.
Is this really the correct block time for the flight or did someone leave off an extra hour (maybe got the time zones wrong)? If so, how often is this flight (CX 870 to be particular) late arriving in SFO if it leaves HKG on time?
I ask because I have a 2 hour layover, which is not much time if the flight is late by more than 30 minutes.
Thanks!
Maybe they've updated their block time to reflect more accurately the real flight time. I've noticed in North America a lot of American airlines actually INCREASES block time so when they're delayed (which is common occurrence in US airports) technically they will still not be late.
I've also notice on international flights I regularly arrive 1 and sometimes 1.5 hours ahead of block time.