Originally Posted by
msm2000uk
LHR-BKK was never hated by crew.
BKK-LHR was however, because it was perfectly timed for people to jump on and get drunk. It was an 11am departure which then landed at 6pm UK time meaning an 11 hour day flight for the crew to manage - on old 777s. Added to that was the inevitable turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, and it's not hard to see why crew weren't keen.
Lagos & Accra are currently popular with some crew for the minimal jetlag (and the Lagos hotel is nice).
Newark is despised by crew as there's nothing to do around the hotel, while Miami is dull for crew who don't have an interest in shopping.
Tel Aviv isn't particularly enjoyed by crew as it's a short flight, with extremely demanding & difficult (imagine a safety video where the passengers do the opposite to the instruction they're given).
Singapore & Sydney aren't as popular as they once were as the 9 day trip doesn't really allow for a lot of free time.
As always, some crew pick the same destinations over & over again because they just like it.
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Agreed. Mrs S loved BKK (though the return flight was hard) and would put in for it every month. Got three in one month some time back. Hated Tel Aviv, Lagos. Found a lot of the US a bit meh, mainly because some of the hotels aren’t great. South Africa was variable (clientele can be …. ). South America was ok and she likes SCL (a long way though) and Rio. EZE not so much.
But it was the Far East that was her favourite. China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, BKK and KUL that she did (and I went with her on quite a few) time and time again.
But as CIHY said everyone was different and would put in for different places. Mrs S was older and so the beachy places like NAS and MLE didn’t appeal, but places where the good and culture was interesting, did.