Originally Posted by
mmsteidl
Very interesting. I have only taken two flights HKG-SFO and HKG-LAX over the last two years as part of two DONE4, and I seem to remember that eastbound we always flew straight out over the Pacific Ocean. Do I remember that correctly?
Yes you do. Again, eastbound flights catch the jetstream and hence go more straight across...for the exact same reason westbound flights don't.