Originally Posted by
PV_Premier
I've been on plenty of these reverse redeyes the last couple years due to ORD-SMF delays on the 10pm flight
I don't relish them at all
I wouldn't either, but that is primarily either due to me being stuck at the airport for hours as they keep rolling the delays or me being stuck on the plane on the tarmac.
However, I'd be more receptive of something that is scheduled at a given time, not a pseudo red eye due to delays.
Originally Posted by
endrond
Different people have different tastes on these things. I've been on the 10pm IAD-SFO flight plenty of times, and I strongly dislike it (especially when I was living in DC). But I can see that others might like such a flight, and I'm surprised UA doesn't do more of them.
10pm flights suck, I want something at 1 am. Hop on a plane with a lie flat product and sleep for 5.5-6 hours arriving in the west coast around 4 am. I am going to be sleeping at that time, if I can get from point A to B in my sleep without missing anything then that is a big win for me.
With 10pm flights, I don't get in until close to 1am then I have to go home or the hotel which usually means I am not in bed until 2-230am. Then I have to wake up again in a few hours.
Originally Posted by
PV_Premier
they also have PHX-STL, D: 23:55, A:04:43
and PHX-IAH D:23:59 A:04:27
Spirit flies PHX-DFW as a redeye, 00:55-05:05
Yeah, and I believe when daylight savings start those flights are even worse as AZ does not observe DST. Still nice to have the option, but I try to avoid any "full night" flights that are less than 3 hours.