Interesting thread. To make more people happy, I wish flights were better spread out around the clock. I understand people's desire to arrive in the afternoon or evening, so as to get to bed not too long after arrival.

But I like to maximize useful hours on the ground. My ideal long-flight departure time is 2 a.m. If I'm coming back from a holiday, I want to stay as long as I can without buying another hotel night. If I'm starting a holiday, I want to work a full day, then catch up on things, do laundry, pack, and leave for the airport. If my outbound flight can't leave at 2 a.m., it should at least arrive around 7 a.m. so I can maximize that first day wherever I'm going.

And in the USA, I wish we had westbound redeyes -- leave New York at 2 a.m. and then arrive in Los Angeles or Las Vegas ready to enjoy a full day.

Seth