Rest stop during a mile run
Apr 21, 2005 | 5:33 am
#1
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Rest stop during a mile run
I am thinking of doing IST-xLHR-xDXB-xLHR-SYD... in J (have access to F lounges), which is a bit longer than the longest stretch I've flown in the past. I have no interest at all in a DXB or LHR stopover, but since I'd like to fly LHR-SYD with BA I find it hard to schedule an overnite (albeit <24) layover in LHR, as a 'pit stop' to rest for a while.
So, my one option seems to be to make LHR a >24 paid stopover, and, ...err, enjoy it, or just keep flying IST...SYD, which sounds excessive.
Anybody done this MR and survived to tell the story?
So, my one option seems to be to make LHR a >24 paid stopover, and, ...err, enjoy it, or just keep flying IST...SYD, which sounds excessive.
Anybody done this MR and survived to tell the story?
Apr 21, 2005 | 7:24 pm
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Don't do it, simply too much time on a plane and the vibrations eventually seep into your body. The longest stretch I've flown is LIS-LHR-NRT-HKG-LAX-ORD with <3 hours between flights, and it was getting intolerable (despite being in F with sleeper seats for the middle 3 legs). There really is a limit to how many hours you can spend on a plane before your body rebels. You should be able to manage DXB-LHR-SYD though, so doing an overnight at DXB instead of LHR is an option.
Apr 21, 2005 | 9:51 pm
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My longest was LHR-JFK-LHR-DXB-LHR-NRT-HKG-MEL - only the first in F the rest in J. I can't say I was particularly chipper by the end, but I wasn't dead 
Make sure you enjoy the amenities which may be on offer (eg massages, cabanas in HKG, etc..) and walk as much as possible when you can to get the blood moving.
Make sure you enjoy the amenities which may be on offer (eg massages, cabanas in HKG, etc..) and walk as much as possible when you can to get the blood moving.
Apr 21, 2005 | 9:58 pm
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Second that - walk as much as possible. My longest was akl-sin-bkk-sin-ewr-sin-bkk-sin-akl-lax-sfo (trip report & part 2)
Apr 22, 2005 | 4:54 am
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Originally Posted by number_6
Don't do it,...
I'm extending the stretch to ...-xSYD-PER, so will heed the above advice and take a break in the middle (LHR). Viajera suggested the Victoria & Albert but I will ignore that and go for a pub crawl.
Apr 22, 2005 | 7:52 am
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My longest is 32676 miles: hkg-yvr-jfk-yvr-dfw-anc-dfw-ord-lax-lhr-cai-lhr-hel in a mix of J and F with the only breaks of more than 4 hours being in YVR and the overnight turnround in CAI where I simply stayed in the departure hall. Trip report in 3 parts here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181877
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181886
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181899
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181877
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181886
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181899
Last edited by christep; Apr 22, 2005 at 8:10 am
Apr 25, 2005 | 11:33 pm
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Originally Posted by 925
40,100 miles. How long of layovers did you have?
Last edited by Kiwi Flyer; Apr 25, 2005 at 11:37 pm