Originally Posted by
Artpen100
This pretty much all makes sense:
"- it almost exclusively relies on O/D traffic - usually not a good thing
- the night curfew at European airports is a major issue, and even a slight delay can cause serious issues (afaik thatīs the reason thereīs no daytime flight to FRA/MUC)
- itīs more expensive to operate
- itīs not ideal if you need to use ground transportation either when departing or upon arrival
- you end up "wasting" a full day travelling and many companies will discourage that on a business trip when there are other alternatives"
Though I am curious how it will impact my jetlag, and intend to look into it next time I have to go IAD-LHR. If I can be persuaded to fly UA.
From my own limited experience that day time flight leaves me with no jet lag at all although I'm lucky enough to fly at the pointy end. There are dozens of hotels around Heathrow for an overnight or the underground/overground trains run till all hours normally. to get into the city. If I have to fly on anything that arrives about 7am then I usually do the zombie impression for 12 hours at least. Age and infirmity
