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brooklynite

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31. The key is to turn around every 20 minutes so you toast evenly...

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #30)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:40 AM

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London to Sydney flight breaks world record [View all] brooklynite Nov 2019 OP

The longest possible flight VMA131Marine Nov 2019 #1

Although the distance doesn't change Sgent Nov 2019 #25

That doesn't leave much time for "circling" the destination airport in the event of bad weather... NurseJackie Nov 2019 #2

They only flew with 27% of the seats occupied PhoenixDem Nov 2019 #4

Sure I'll pay 4x as much and wear a rectal thermometer for 19 hours. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #7

Passengers on this flight paid nothing n/t PhoenixDem Nov 2019 #9

On a totally unrelated note sdfernando Nov 2019 #14

ewwwww! lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #17

I was previously aware of everything except for the price-point. That's amazing! NurseJackie Nov 2019 #8

16.5 in premium economy was mind numbing Phoenix61 Nov 2019 #3

Flew to New Zealand from LA this summer ArizonaLib Nov 2019 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #5

Meh - I once took a flight on the first day in summer that landed on the first day of winter jpak Nov 2019 #6

Wow! Long fight, huh? SergeStorms Nov 2019 #16

I'm not so sure canetoad Nov 2019 #10

Possibly a new record for sore bums, too. DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #11

Long haul flights are torture IronLionZion Nov 2019 #12

yep - US to China - sucks Locrian Nov 2019 #13

For my trip to the UK I took a cruise ship csziggy Nov 2019 #20

Sorry. SergeStorms Nov 2019 #15

Count me out, I love the feeling when you take off and land. Talitha Nov 2019 #19

Humanity is approaching civilizational collapse due to burning fossil fuels for things like aircraft NickB79 Nov 2019 #21

So your answer is stay at home? brooklynite Nov 2019 #27

Yes it is NickB79 Nov 2019 #29

I'd rather take the train. tclambert Nov 2019 #22

I remember when Boeing first announced the 787 Dreamliner years ago. jcmaine72 Nov 2019 #23

Use to be I always wanted a window seat. Now it's all about the restroom proximity. YOHABLO Nov 2019 #24

787-9 Maxheader Nov 2019 #26

Nothing like arriving with a DVT CabalPowered Nov 2019 #28

The amount of radiation you would receive on a 19-hour flight would be... LudwigPastorius Nov 2019 #30

The key is to turn around every 20 minutes so you toast evenly... brooklynite Nov 2019 #31

Those little airplane sleep masks would be mandatory. LudwigPastorius Nov 2019 #32

You can get radiation from flying in an airplane? Polybius Nov 2019 #33

It's usually a small dose, but not statistically insignificant when estimating... LudwigPastorius Nov 2019 #34