Why it takes longer to fly across the Atlantic
Dec 9, 2005 | 4:14 am
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Why it takes longer to fly across the Atlantic
According to the BBC "North America and Europe are still moving in opposite directions at about the pace fingernails grow"
.... that must be why it takes longer to fly there now than years ago !!!
.... that must be why it takes longer to fly there now than years ago !!!
Dec 9, 2005 | 2:28 pm
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Originally Posted by stuart_frequent_traveller
And I thought last week they were getting closer together as my return flight from NY took an hour less than the outbound one!!! 
rumour has it this could have something to do with jet-streams ??
Dec 9, 2005 | 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Rambuster
rumour has it this could have something to do with jet-streams ??
And there I was thinking it was something to do with the two continets getting that bit closer.
Dec 10, 2005 | 5:07 am
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I thought it was a little odd that it took me 17 hours to get from ORD-LHR on the 286 yesterday. I had only been away a week but I am sure it only too 7.5 hours to get there. I don't remember the 4.5 hour stop in Dublin with a crew change on the way out either.
Dec 10, 2005 | 5:30 am
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Originally Posted by Terminalator
I thought it was a little odd that it took me 17 hours to get from ORD-LHR on the 286 yesterday. I had only been away a week but I am sure it only too 7.5 hours to get there. I don't remember the 4.5 hour stop in Dublin with a crew change on the way out either.
