What's the furthest you've flown for the shortest amount of time on leisure?
Aug 4, 2017, 3:21 am
#31
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver, AA Gold, A3 Gold, Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,251
I went for lunch in LA twice in one month back in 2009 just to collect some miles and to get some uninterrupted time to edit my PhD thesis.
Flew out on Saturday around lunch time (direct), arrived into LA mid afternoon and flew back on a Saturday night service via JFK, connecting on to AA's daytime JFK-LHR service (I think it was AA142). Total time in LA - around 4 hours.
The following weekend I did the same thing but flew outbound via JFK. Departed around 8am on Saturday morning and arrived in LA around lunchtime and flew back on the same overnighter to JFK so I could connect back to AA142. Total time in LA - around 6 hours.
Flew out on Saturday around lunch time (direct), arrived into LA mid afternoon and flew back on a Saturday night service via JFK, connecting on to AA's daytime JFK-LHR service (I think it was AA142). Total time in LA - around 4 hours.
The following weekend I did the same thing but flew outbound via JFK. Departed around 8am on Saturday morning and arrived in LA around lunchtime and flew back on the same overnighter to JFK so I could connect back to AA142. Total time in LA - around 6 hours.
Last edited by mrow; Aug 4, 2017 at 3:24 am Reason: It was AA142 on the way back, and they do still operate it, but it's been retimed to a later departure
Aug 4, 2017, 3:29 am
#32
formerly southsidesilver
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego,CA
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, HH Diamond
Posts: 996
Work trip
LHR-LAX arrived at 2PM ISH...Meeting at 4PM..Took the 9.35PM LAX-LHR Back.
The worst mileage run I did a few years ago.
BA LHR-BKK 4PM departure, arrived around 9AM,
off the plane through security
Took the 11.30AM Swiss flight back BKK-ZRH. Though no jet lag.
LHR-LAX arrived at 2PM ISH...Meeting at 4PM..Took the 9.35PM LAX-LHR Back.
The worst mileage run I did a few years ago.
BA LHR-BKK 4PM departure, arrived around 9AM,
off the plane through security
Took the 11.30AM Swiss flight back BKK-ZRH. Though no jet lag.
Last edited by When I Travel The World; Aug 4, 2017 at 3:39 am
Aug 4, 2017, 5:02 am
#34
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Norway
Programs: SK Diamond
Posts: 219
I've done three weekend trips to the US the past two years from Europe. Arrive friday, leave again sunday. Mostly using error fares where this was the longest I was able to stay, but also because I enjoy them even though short.
Just for the miles, I've also done a 4 hour stay in Chicago, routing OSL-ARN-ORD-CPH-OSL. Entire trip was 25 hours I think. Fortunately I do enjoy sleeping in SAS Business.
Just for the miles, I've also done a 4 hour stay in Chicago, routing OSL-ARN-ORD-CPH-OSL. Entire trip was 25 hours I think. Fortunately I do enjoy sleeping in SAS Business.
Aug 4, 2017, 5:03 am
#35
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,950
I used to do back-to-backs from LHR-JNB every two weeks...for 5 months.
I did LHR-FRA-LHR-MIA-SCL-MIA-IAH-DFW-JFK-MIA-FRA-LHR purely to attend a party in SCL. I was in SCL for 8 hours.
I did LHR-DOH-BKK-DOH-LHR a month ago to attend a 75th Birthday party of a family friend. Landed in BKK at 11am, and left at 1am
M
I did LHR-FRA-LHR-MIA-SCL-MIA-IAH-DFW-JFK-MIA-FRA-LHR purely to attend a party in SCL. I was in SCL for 8 hours.
I did LHR-DOH-BKK-DOH-LHR a month ago to attend a 75th Birthday party of a family friend. Landed in BKK at 11am, and left at 1am
M
Aug 4, 2017, 5:32 am
#36
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
Programs: Mucci Grandee (Upgraded), BA Silver, AZ MilleMiglia
Posts: 3,107
Aug 4, 2017, 5:35 am
#37
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,950
I'll admit the fact that AA let me change from cheap F fare from FRA-DFW-SCL to any routing I wanted, was a bonus to encourage me to attend the party...but it was a great party to be fair!
M
Aug 4, 2017, 5:39 am
#39
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: The “Sunshine Coast”
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 245
LHR-FRA-HKG-HND-SYD-HKG-HND-HKG-LHR.
Arrived into SYD at 07:30, had lunch with a friend then departed back to HKG at 22:00 after several great hours in the lovely QF F lounge. 😎😎
Arrived into SYD at 07:30, had lunch with a friend then departed back to HKG at 22:00 after several great hours in the lovely QF F lounge. 😎😎
Aug 4, 2017, 5:45 am
#41
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond *, IHG, Couples Romance Rewards
Posts: 2,351
pleasure - middling
LHR-DXB-LHR 3 days (7000 miles, 60 hours in Dubai)
work - more impressive - both in 2016
LHR-SIN-LHR for one day (13000 miles, total of 30 hr in SIN)
LHR-SYD-MEL-LHR two days (21000 miles total of 36 hr in Australia)
LHR-DXB-LHR 3 days (7000 miles, 60 hours in Dubai)
work - more impressive - both in 2016
LHR-SIN-LHR for one day (13000 miles, total of 30 hr in SIN)
LHR-SYD-MEL-LHR two days (21000 miles total of 36 hr in Australia)
Aug 4, 2017, 5:53 am
#42
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: Aegean Airlines Silver, British Airways Gold, Virgin Atlantic Silver
Posts: 1,740
LHR-HKG VS UC 24 hours in HKG to see a friend
HKG-SYD VS UC 24 hours in SYD to see a friend
SYD-HKG-LHR VS UC - and straight to work on a Monday morning.
I felt a bit weird by Wednesday though
HKG-SYD VS UC 24 hours in SYD to see a friend
SYD-HKG-LHR VS UC - and straight to work on a Monday morning.
I felt a bit weird by Wednesday though
Aug 4, 2017, 6:09 am
#44
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Arizona
Programs: BA (GGL G4L), AA (Gold), HH (Diamond); Marriott (Gold)
Posts: 3,011
Nothing really comes to mind as an adult that's noteworthy, but as a child, I did a fair amount of non-rev/staff travel on HP (America West), so we would often do day trips around the US (starting in RNO) and have lunch somewhere, see a tourist attraction, and fly back that night. They had a late night bank of flights via LAS (mostly to support their contract with the US Postal Service) to everywhere they flew, so we would often get home around 2 or 3am after leaving around 5 or 6am. Or we would do more sensible trips to the US east coast with 1-2 nights at the destination. 