The World's First 20-Hour Airline Flight

Re:The World's First 20-Hour Airline Flight by cyberferret on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:44AM (#21288751)

Absolutely. I guess the point of my post above is that sometimes you can put a little effort in to engineer the best outcome (or just have lady luck smile upon you) in order to make the difference between hours of torture or hours of bliss. Just picking an airline which uses the 787 instead of an older model is huge.

I hope that airlines like Qantas etc. realise that on these extra long flights, people like myself are more than willing to pay a little extra for small comforts like plenty of leg room or space to get up and walk/stretch at regular intervals.

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Re:The World's First 20-Hour Airline Flight by jjeaff on Friday October 18, 2019 @03:34PM (#21294425)

I have found any airline flight using a 787 to be significantly more expensive.

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Re:The World's First 20-Hour Airline Flight by cyberferret on Friday October 18, 2019 @08:00PM (#21295958)

I am assuming that is because most 787 operators are 'full service' airlines rather than budget carriers, who generally run cheaper or second hand 737s or A320s.

Then again, I just came back from Europe in a Scoot 787. Scoot are the 'budget' arm of Singapore Airlines, but I guess with the wealth of Singapore, their budget carrier is the equivalent of most other full service carriers.

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