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Yeah, this happened to me when I did the 16-hour DWF-SYD route. I was on Qantas and ended up with a row of four or five seats to myself both ways. I also mana

Yeah, this happened to me when I did the 16-hour DWF-SYD route. I was on Qantas and ended up with a row of four or five seats to myself both ways. I also managed to time my sleep so that I slept for the middle 8 hours of the flight, which broke it into two separate four-hour flights. But, I don't know, I feel like handling long flights is a skill you can develop (as is adjusting to jet lag quickly). I used to fly economy NY to Europe on a weekly basis for work and after doing that a bunch I just don't really get fazed by long flights. I did a Chicago to HK leg in economy without the benefit of getting a whole row and didn't really mind the 12 hours at all.

yibg 7y ago
It’s the other way around for me. I fly internationally for business quite a bit, usually in business class. At first it was cool and the time passed pretty quickly. As time went on though I started hating the flight more and more.
- ksec 7y ago
  >As time went on though I started hating the flight more and more. Same here, I wonder if anyone could explain this. I used to think it is cool and fun. Now I hated it so much it is almost depressing. The experience is pretty much the same, but for reason I cant understand flying is very tiring, even though I as just sitting on the flight most of the time.
  - cyberferret 7y ago
    I find it is the other facets of flying which really get me down and stop me from doing it more. The whole 'security theatre' at the airport, dealing with the nickel and diming of low cost airlines, being treated like a criminal at passport control etc. that turns me off. I still love the magic of being in a tube miles above the earth, and being able to have breakfast on one continent and then lunch in another a magical thing.
    - grogenaut 7y ago
      I enjoy the totally messed up experiences as well. Few months back I dropped a rhd SUV off at 6pm Friday at Brisbane airport, 16 hours later it was 11am (same day) in Hilo and I was driving a lhd mustang convertible. Got the wipers many times.
  - ojilles 7y ago
    For me it developed into the other direction. It used to be a drag but now I look forward to cocooning for the duration with no one able to interrupt (so no WiFi for me, that’s a feature). Get to focus on finishing up that movie edit or code a small project. To abstract away from the above, I find that the mindset going into the flight determines the experience.
- vidarh 7y ago
  I did London to SF every 6 weeks or so for over a year, and didn't quite get to hating it but did spend an irrational amount of time trying to optimize everything at the end to make it less annoying.

yibg 7y ago

It’s the other way around for me. I fly internationally for business quite a bit, usually in business class. At first it was cool and the time passed pretty quickly. As time went on though I started hating the flight more and more.

ksec 7y ago
>As time went on though I started hating the flight more and more. Same here, I wonder if anyone could explain this. I used to think it is cool and fun. Now I hated it so much it is almost depressing. The experience is pretty much the same, but for reason I cant understand flying is very tiring, even though I as just sitting on the flight most of the time.
- cyberferret 7y ago
  I find it is the other facets of flying which really get me down and stop me from doing it more. The whole 'security theatre' at the airport, dealing with the nickel and diming of low cost airlines, being treated like a criminal at passport control etc. that turns me off. I still love the magic of being in a tube miles above the earth, and being able to have breakfast on one continent and then lunch in another a magical thing.
  - grogenaut 7y ago
    I enjoy the totally messed up experiences as well. Few months back I dropped a rhd SUV off at 6pm Friday at Brisbane airport, 16 hours later it was 11am (same day) in Hilo and I was driving a lhd mustang convertible. Got the wipers many times.
- ojilles 7y ago
  For me it developed into the other direction. It used to be a drag but now I look forward to cocooning for the duration with no one able to interrupt (so no WiFi for me, that’s a feature). Get to focus on finishing up that movie edit or code a small project. To abstract away from the above, I find that the mindset going into the flight determines the experience.
vidarh 7y ago
I did London to SF every 6 weeks or so for over a year, and didn't quite get to hating it but did spend an irrational amount of time trying to optimize everything at the end to make it less annoying.