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You’re right it works in one direction. Now add to that 5x pricing. Worth it? In the other direction it’s harder. Too short to sleep on the plane, too long to

• chrisseaton 6y ago
  > If you want to be in London at 9am, you’re leaving NYC at 2am-ish for a supersonic flight. (1h transit to airport, 2h at airport, 3h flight, 1h transit to London) I'm not sure what you mean - that gets you into London at 2pm not 9am (2am + 1 + 2 + 3 = 9am New York = 2pm London.) To get into London at 9am you'd need to leave New York City at 10pm (9am - 1 - 3 - 2 = 3am London = 10pm New York. Which seems fine you're doing it overnight no days lost? You'd not get tons of sleep that night but you're not wasting a day either way. Could leave at 8pm and get two hours's sleep in the arrivals lounge! And leaving at 10pm instead of 5pm as you have to now makes all the difference because it now isn't interfering with your day at all! That was the goal wasn't it? Makes it worth it?
  • Swizec 6y ago
    You're right I mathed wrong. The problem is that on 3 hours of sleep now that I'm over 30, the next day is lost. As for worth it, prob depends on who you are and why you're flying and how much more than a normal ticket it ends up costing. For me paying 5x the price isn't worth it under any circumstances. And I'm pretty productive on airplanes (esp now with good wifi) so 3h vs. 6h flight isn't a big deal.