Your preference on connecting flights
Oct 13, 2016, 6:31 am
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Depends on the cabin.
Long and a short or vice versa in J particularly if overnight is required.
Equal length if in Y to get out stretch and recharge.
Long and a short or vice versa in J particularly if overnight is required.
Equal length if in Y to get out stretch and recharge.
Oct 13, 2016, 10:13 pm
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I have flights over water: SIN-SFO, SIN-FRA. Because all of them are in Y, I rather prefer to split them evenly and have 2-3h connection time in between. For this reason I prefer SIN-NRT-SFO or SIN-TPE-SFO to SIN-HKG-SFO.
Oct 14, 2016, 5:54 am
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i used to insist that i break up a 24 hour journey into 2x 10 hour flights: southern africa to east coast us.
then one time i was booked jnbjfk (15.5hrs nonstop) and i was all like angsty before hand.
but i had a lovely flight that i slept on. then i got off the plane in nyc and was happy. one flight and i was there.
so ya. nonstops.
or shortest first then longest last. nothing's more angst-worthy than lots of flying and one final 2hr flight.
then one time i was booked jnbjfk (15.5hrs nonstop) and i was all like angsty before hand.
but i had a lovely flight that i slept on. then i got off the plane in nyc and was happy. one flight and i was there.
so ya. nonstops.
or shortest first then longest last. nothing's more angst-worthy than lots of flying and one final 2hr flight.
Oct 14, 2016, 10:39 am
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Would you prefer that your flight times be split evenly (7hrs & 7hrs) or one flight to be longer than the other (3hrs & 11hrs)?
Would it be less stressful if one would get out of the plane half way through the journey? Or it would be better to sleep longer during the longer flight?
Would it be less stressful if one would get out of the plane half way through the journey? Or it would be better to sleep longer during the longer flight?
Years ago, I had the option of SJC-ORD-BOS or SJC-LAX-BOS when the SJC-BOS wasn't feasible. The latter flight offered a better meal service and longer sleep time.
Oct 14, 2016, 11:02 am
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Would you prefer that your flight times be split evenly (7hrs & 7hrs) or one flight to be longer than the other (3hrs & 11hrs)?
Would it be less stressful if one would get out of the plane half way through the journey? Or it would be better to sleep longer during the longer flight?
Would it be less stressful if one would get out of the plane half way through the journey? Or it would be better to sleep longer during the longer flight?
Oct 15, 2016, 2:00 pm
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Would you prefer that your flight times be split evenly (7hrs & 7hrs) or one flight to be longer than the other (3hrs & 11hrs)?
Would it be less stressful if one would get out of the plane half way through the journey? Or it would be better to sleep longer during the longer flight?
Would it be less stressful if one would get out of the plane half way through the journey? Or it would be better to sleep longer during the longer flight?
for US west coast to Europe, I'd try to get as long a leg as possible during more-or-less-normal night hours ... this summer we did 9.5 hours SEA-LHR (lv 2115 ar 1500) and SEA-LAX-AMS (lv 1100, layover 1400-1655, ar 1215)
returning in daylight, I'd favor a more even split -- MAD-JFK-SEA (lv 1015, layover 1230-1600, ar 1900; 7.5 hrs and 5.5 hrs) was rather easier to take than LHR-SLC-SEA (lv 1245, layover 1630-1930, ar 2100; 10 hrs and 2 hrs) -- however, JFK is far from my first choice of connecting airports under any circumstances, and in terms of ease of CBP entry I'd look for nonstops to SEA regardless of flight duration
Oct 16, 2016, 11:58 am
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I like the longer flight to be as long as possible, but I also hate to arrive so early at my destination that I cannot get into my hotel room for many hours.
Oct 16, 2016, 12:24 pm
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Add me to the one long, one short camp.
IMO, back to back 6-8 hour flights is the absolute worst flight combination that exists out there.
Thankfully it's not a common option to anywhere from the US East Coast (closest I come to it is - TCON and then TPAC vs. flight to East Coast/Midwest Hub and then TPAC where the latter is always preferred) but I know it's a particularly relevant question for those transiting between Europe and Asia (and v.v.) and choosing between ME3 and legacy Europe/Asia carriers.
IMO, back to back 6-8 hour flights is the absolute worst flight combination that exists out there.
Thankfully it's not a common option to anywhere from the US East Coast (closest I come to it is - TCON and then TPAC vs. flight to East Coast/Midwest Hub and then TPAC where the latter is always preferred) but I know it's a particularly relevant question for those transiting between Europe and Asia (and v.v.) and choosing between ME3 and legacy Europe/Asia carriers.
Oct 16, 2016, 3:13 pm
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I hate this big time too. There is nothing worse than hanging around in a hotel lobby at 8am after a red-eye.
Oct 16, 2016, 7:15 pm
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It's easy enough to avoid. Book on-line for the night before. Either you will get a room immediately or they will refund the first night because you arrived before the check-out time. Yes, it does cost more for the extra night but after an overnight long haul it's worth every penny.
Oct 16, 2016, 11:41 pm
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It's easy enough to avoid. Book on-line for the night before. Either you will get a room immediately or they will refund the first night because you arrived before the check-out time. Yes, it does cost more for the extra night but after an overnight long haul it's worth every penny.
Oct 18, 2016, 9:47 pm
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It's easy enough to avoid. Book on-line for the night before. Either you will get a room immediately or they will refund the first night because you arrived before the check-out time. Yes, it does cost more for the extra night but after an overnight long haul it's worth every penny.
Oct 19, 2016, 12:33 pm
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Oct 19, 2016, 12:46 pm
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