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Airport arrival times
I've booked a plane ticket to New Zealand and its given me an arrival time, is that arrival time for GMT or is it New Zealand time? Someone has to pick me up the other end and I'm not sure which time to tell them!
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Did anyone see the programme where Jeremy Clarkson flew round the world virtually non-stop on scheduled flights? The poor guy was a physical and emotional wreck at the end of it. I actually felt sorry for him.
jno, as far as I am aware you cannot fly direct from the UK as we don't have a commercial plane that can stay airborne for long enough.
bongerman, are you sure that you got the dates the right way around?
well I didn't mean non-stop, Gef - just no stopovers... if you fly Air NZ via LA (or Hong Kong from October, I think), you touch down for an hour or two while they change crew and clean and refuel the plane, then continue onward on the same plane. About 26 hours via LA, 24 via HK, a bit less if you go JAL via Tokyo. So you're flying for about a day. Your itinerary should show the time, and date, of your arrival in NZ time. If in doubt check with the airline's website.
Bongerman I once did the same thing in reverse - flew from Auckland to LA and arrived the same day, which was a pity because I'd booked a hire car for the next day. Idiot.