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RE: The Longest Scheduled Flights - A seriously aching arse.....
It's funny to think of these flights in the context of what used to be a "long" flight when I was a kid (1970's). We lived in the West Indies for a while and used to think it extreme that there was a direct flight from London to Port of Spain, Trinidad-- 10 hrs 55 minutes (I grew up in Europe).
Yes mate, until I started travelling seriously in 2003, I had only done 7 or 8 hour flights down to the Caribbean and for me, that was like forever. To be fair, flying to and from Asia I often use Emirates or Qatar for a couple of hours break, but if I dont sleep the night before a non stop, the 13 hour flights don't bother me at all. I think the huge improvements in the entertainment systems help too.