Originally Posted by
MrMan
Actually the FA's love it. Lots of hours in one trip. More time at home with the kids. She said "I have been to Hawaii a hundred times, but have never gotten off the plane."
Exactly! I remember talking to some FA's at NW back in the day. They would do the 9:30pm MSP-SEA flight and return on the 1am SEA-MSP flight. They would fix the family dinner, leave for the airport, and be back in time for breakfast.
While Hawaii-West Coast is a bit longer, the concept is the same. Fly out in the evening, back on the redeye or fly out in the morning and back on the afternoon flight. It's similar to nurses or other medical professionals working a 12-hour shift.