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Originally Posted by
flyingcitizen
A 6:00 AM Flight going out from LHR arriving in NYC at 9 in the morning would be fantastic. And so a very late evening flight like 22:30 arriving at 01:30 Am would also be perfect.
A 6.00 am departure would mean very little London-originating traffic, as nobody wants to get up in the middle of the night to make it such a flight when there are alternatives at a more sociable hour. Even an 8.30 am departure from LHR is pretty tough for most Londoners. So there's probably not enough viable traffic. In addition, the aircraft would then have to sit around at JFK all day because it would be too late to operate a day flight back and the earliest feasible night flights are at about 6.00 pm.
The 1.30 am arrival would not be popular as it would be difficult for people to get to their onward destinations in the middle of the night. There might also be curfew issues - but others will know more about this in relation to NYC airports.