New York to Sydney: 20 hour nonstop flight

Rice · Oct 15th 2019

Qantas gives new meaning to the term “Long Haul Flight” with this new 20-hr nonstop.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news…thon-flights?srnd=premium

Splinter · Oct 15th 2019

Thirteen hours to London is bad enough, so i don't think I could hack that.

serafina · Oct 15th 2019

Quote from Splinter

Thirteen hours to London is bad enough, so i don't think I could hack that.

Maybe if I could lie down in business class.

I can usually handle well enough long flights due to mobile devices and me falling asleep even before the first dinner is served...

How did you do before mobile devices and in-flight entertainment?!

Rice · Oct 15th 2019

Pre-mobile devices, People took books on flights.

Even when I was a child, airlines always had movies on long flights, though there was no choice, as each cabin had only one large screen at the front.

Before the extreme cost-cutting that came on the heels of 9/11/2001, flying was actually fun! There were more flights without today’s preoccupation with filling every seat. The flight attendants often came through the cabins with snacks and drinks. And both the pitch between seats and the width of the seats were generous enough to allow sleeping. Not to mention that because flights were never full, it was often possible to stretch out across several seats and snooze all night.

I know it seems hard to believe now, but on a trip to another continent or exotic place, the flight actually was a big part of the anticipation and the fun. (AND neither the number nor the weight of checked bags was restricted. But I digress.)

UK Man · Oct 20th 2019

I used to love flying even in economy. Now I find it all a chore even when I'm fortunate enough to fly in the big seats.

Splinter · Oct 21st 2019

It's all a lot easier now with modern IFE (in-flight entertainment).

I find it hard to read on planes, but there are loads of films, games and other stuff on IFE, not to mention USB ports so that you can plug in your devices and use those.

A good video game will lose me for hours, which is the objective really.

serafina · Oct 21st 2019

I usually load my iPad with movies before boarding a plane for a long haul flight, but I’d rather use IFE because I don’t have to look after my belongings and I can fall asleep without worrying of my iPad or phone falling.

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