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> I find it so hard to sit in the plane for such a long time. The 14.5 hour flights I have taken were certainly more tedious than individual 7 or 8 hour flight
by privong 9y ago
> I find it so hard to sit in the plane for such a long time.
The 14.5 hour flights I have taken were certainly more tedious than individual 7 or 8 hour flights. But back-to-back 7 or 8 hour flights plus an hour or two layover is much more tedious. Whenever possible, I would rather do a single flight.
- drdeadringer 9y agoWhat makes it more tedious, the sense that you're meandering around an airport in "dead time"?
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- henrikschroder 9y agoIf you have multiple flights, there's always stress that you might miss a connection. And you can spend every flight worrying that you might not catch the next one. When you board your last flight, you know you "made it", you know you're gonna get to wherever you're going, and can spend the entire flight relaxing. If you have a single flight, you get that feeling of being done once you board your first flight, there's just fewer opportunities for stress.
- drdeadringer 9y agoIt appears I have accepted the usual stresses and matters of courses of flying as normal and in doing so have become a grateful sheep. Then again, the times I've had to worry about missed connections are small and the rest didn't end the world; the worst I've had to experience is waiting longer than expected.
- privong 9y ago> What makes it more tedious, the sense that you're meandering around an airport in "dead time"? Partly what henrikschroder said, but it's also the trip just takes longer with a connection. And after being on a 7 hour flight, I never look forward to getting back on another one. Also I typically have to go through customs and immigration in the stop between the two long-haul fights, so that adds a whole additional level of hassle that would be avoided with a direct flight.