Originally Posted by
belfordrocks
Okay, even if you take the entire second day off, you still "lose" 2 days. Compare this to the SFO-NRT schedule where departure is 1110 (so you arrive at the airport say 0945, leaving downtown 0900), then arriving NRT 1510 (arriving downtown 1630-1700)... still the most productive part of 2 days lost.
Well sort of. You technically "lose" two work days but . . . .
1. You get that +1 night in Asia and at least some sleep so your +2 day can be fully functional.
2. I tend to agree with bmwe92fan that the morning Asia arrival makes for a really crappy +2 day. Good for connecting onward to, say, deep SE Asia, but not for actually accomplishing anything (either work or tourist).
Pluses and minuses for both.