Originally Posted by Connecta

+1

That's why e.g. HKG-FRA, HKG-LHR, etc. are of longer flight duration than the other way around. And yes, the captain did indeed announce on a recent HKG-FRA flight that they can only push back from HKG later since they would otherwise arrive too early and not get a landing slot (curfew).

For connections it's usually better to arrive on time, but if it's the final destination I would rather prefer to arrive earlier than spending extra time on the plane waiting - except maybe when traveling in F...