17 Hours On A Plane?

[Zacs-Master]

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/mar/23/first-non-stop-direct-flight-between-uk-and-australia-perth-london

Worth the avoidance of a two leg journey, or your idea of hell?

[Zacs-Master]

NJ, my dad was AC1 (electrical) working on Shackletons during his National Service.

[Peter Pedant]

well its better than 17 hrs on A - B !
ter daaah !

[DTCwordfan]

If this continues on in terms of hours in the air, we'll be able to land back from where we took off.....a complete waste of time therefore.

[Zacs-Master]

Like Yorkshire Airlines. Leaving Leeds Bradford every 20 minutes and landing back at Leeds Bradford! ‘Cos there’s beggar all outside Yorkshire worth visitin. Eh? Aye!!!

[Buenchico]

Don't talk rubbish, Zacs!

Of course there's somewhere worth flying to from Leeds-Bradford airport:
http://flydsa.co.uk/

;-)

[DTCwordfan]

my thoughts exactly, zac

[Zacs-Master]

Yes DT, I did rather plagiarise that sketch (in the hope that you’d recognise that I did, of course).

[DTCwordfan]

good sketch though - who on earth would want to fly to Doncaster-Sheffield? It's like flying to Zurich one way.

[Zacs-Master]

True. South Yorkshire is like the past. A different country.

[Zacs-Master]

Without the euthanasia.

[DTCwordfan]

(well picked up on - and Night, I need some temporary knockout!).

[RobNorth]

I don't understand the rush. When you're travelling this far you would normally stay at least two weeks, for the sake of your health if nothing else, so having a stopover would be favourite. I would no more consider sitting in a plane for 17 hours than I would a motor car, which is much less restrictive.

[Zacs-Master]

Night DT. Me too.

[Buenchico]

Zacs:
Having spent 20 years living in the best part of Yorkshire (Sheffield), I have to disagree!

Rob:
I still think that 17 hours is preferable to 26 hours (even if that lnger journey does involve a change of aircraft).

[Zacs-Master]

Chris, as a scientist you’ll appreciate relativity. Even though S Yorks is, by Yorkshire standards, a bit backward, it’s still (relatively) better than any other county. That’s how good yorkshire is ! ;-)

[237SJ]

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/the-long-haul-heres-what-to-expect-on-board-australias-longest-flight/news-story/1b09b307d85bf688b0c378b44941ae07

[237SJ]

The longest flight I did was fourteen and a quarter hours. I think we were avoiding some war or other in the Middle East. I wouldn't want to fly for 17 hours unless I could get out of my seat due to DVT risks

[abdallahhafez123]

for me 17 hour in plan is better transit and multiple flight as i have kids and for you you can plan to enjoy this time you can sleep 7 hour and stay 2 hour reading books you will have many meal each will take half an hour so this 2 hours total time for meals also one movie will take 2 or 3 hours you will also get some work file to organise to reduce work stress after vacation and i wish you pleasant trips