> 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

> 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.