Originally Posted by
ppr992
Before taking off at YYZ we get announcement that the flight needs to re-route to Osaka due to labor rules with cabin crew not working more than certain number of hours. We would get a new crew in KIX
These rules are in place not because the crew (flight & cabin) are lazy, but are in place for passenger safety.
Originally Posted by
ppr992
The biggest issue is that Throughout entire journey we are left with our standard 2 meals (of course this is not told in advance or made public, otherwise there would be a run on food, I was exhausted at that hour and didn’t even think to stash up on food)
From Toronto to Osaka for the first 17-18 hours of the trip we were served 1 meal. All snacks quickly ran out 8-9 hours into the flight. The second meal of breakfast was served after take off from KIX. I had to sip on orange juice just to get some blood sugar and stay conscious.
I'm not familiar with Toronto flights but normally there are only 2 meals served on long haul flights one after take-off and one around 2hrs prior to landing. Since technically it's a tech stop, I assumed the meal was really slated to be served on the second leg.
Again I'm not familiar but normal block time for direct flights between YYZ and HKG is 15hrs and 15 mins so It's no where near the 17-18hrs you have reported. YYZ-KIX should be between 13-14hrs...