Originally Posted by
bluerodeo05
I'm looking at booking a flight from Chicago to Dubai. It's a crazy long time to fly, and I have a really tough time sleeping on planes. I'm having a difficult time deciding between two options. Any opinions and insight are welcome!
Would you choose a flight that was broken up with an 8 hour flight, a 2 hour connection in Zurich, followed by a 6 hour flight?
Or would you take a shorter direct flight knowing your total travel time is less, but you are going to be stuck on an airplane for like 14 hours straight?
In this case, I'd take the single long flight. I've flow itineraries like this in the past and I find the second flight really really difficult.
Note: I fly in economy, don't get much sleep unless I'm lucky enough to score a row to myself so I can lie down.