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this is long haul.

Longest flight would've been from JFK to Hong Kong... 22 hours with a stop in Vancouver (and we couldn't use the toilets on the plane or get off during the few hours there). Second was to and from Hong Kong to Newark, NJ at about 16-18 hours depending on which direction.

That cross country flight is nothing. I've done that plenty of times. Doesn't bother me much.

As an Australian, I'd have to say that bastard of a flight from Australia to Europe, non-stop. Haven't done it, and won't ever do it. 24hrs straight? That's pure insanity.

To me, living in England, anything in Europe is short-haul. Anything further is long-haul. Hence I voted 7 hours: which is roughly London to New York.

I mostly read on planes. I really don't like watching movies on those tiny screens they put on the back of seats. Watching on such a small screens ruins all the visual and cinematic qualities of the film.

Anything over seven hours, and I get antsy without a sedative (Valium, alcohol). My longest have been Los Angeles - Seoul, and Taipei - San Francisco (both 15 hours).

Boston to Sydney. Changed planes in LA. From my house to Hotel in Circular Quay, 36 hours. Couldn't sleep on the plane. Probably shouldn't have had all that coffee. Talk about being wired when I got off the plane. Lucky for me they let me check in early.

After that experience, when I went to NZ overnighted in San Francisco both ways.

I’ve had some 13-14 hour flights, but the longest time I have ever spent on one plane was 20 hours heading from Bombay to Chicago. We did stop in London on the way for a few hours but we were not able to get off the plane. To top it off I was suffering through a nasty case of food poisoning which meant about 15 trips to the bathroom during that time frame. I also had the enjoyment of being on an old plane in which pretty much nothing worked. All courtesy of Air India. To add further insult to injury I had already spent about 12 hours just getting from Calcutta to Bombay. And I still had a flight from Chicago to San Diego to go. I think in all it was about 40 hours door to door.

To me, long haul is roughly 19 - 23 hrs, with prob 1hr50 mins changing planes & waiting at either HK, BKK, or SING

As Im based in London, when I do go home to Melbourne (visit Mum & Dad), I know that I'lle be having a few Vodka & Tonics...............

Anything under 18 hours is a Breeze

As mentioned earlier in the thread, changing planes does not count. If it did, technically, you could go on forever So stop cheating, people!

Think about it this way: Does a 12 hour flight not qualify as long haul because of some painful 20 journey you once took?

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gypsygirl60 claims:
Anything under 18 hours is a Breeze

Bull shit. Faux bravado will get you now where around here. This is not a penis measuring contest.

Now THAT would make an interesting thread...

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Originally posted by 2drifters:
As an Australian, I'd have to say that bastard of a flight from Australia to Europe, non-stop. Haven't done it, and won't ever do it. 24hrs straight? That's pure insanity.

Is that actually possible? 24 hours? Without even a fuel-stop? Must be one of the new planes then, eh? The Airbus A380 or something...?

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Originally posted by Anne-Sophie:

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Originally posted by 2drifters:
As an Australian, I'd have to say that bastard of a flight from Australia to Europe, non-stop. Haven't done it, and won't ever do it. 24hrs straight? That's pure insanity.

Is that actually possible? 24 hours? Without even a fuel-stop? Must be one of the new planes then, eh? The Airbus A380 or something...?

Interesting point, Anne-Sophie. Looks like you have a good nose for BS. Wikipedia: Not Stop Flight

The longest listed? Newark to Singapore, SQ21, at 18h40m. (Capt Steve mentioned in earlier in the thread some two years ago.)

Defend yourself, 2drifters:!

We all seem to be using comfort as a gauge for what is/isn't long haul. Thanks to the discovery of these great Japanese sleeping pills, for me a 6ish hour flight would suck much more than a 12+ hour flight, cuz I'd sleep straight through the latter.

I know you've said our 24hr+ to Europe doesn't count but it truly sucks ass. And if you were to include layovers you get the whole story of my 7 DAYS it took me of continuous travel to get home from China (and it's the same time zone as Western Australia).

But you need to think about it in context, to get to SE Asia it takes a minimum of 4 odd hours from Darwin to get to Singapore and more than 9hr from one of the Southern state depending on where your going so to me that's nothing. Even having done that on a budget airline in cramped Asian seat (and I am tall) still doesn't make me rate it as long haul, it's just a flight. I voted over 11 hr that's when it start to become arduous. Truly you may think it's crazy but it's almost like you develop an immunity to the distance. I can't sleep on planes and have never bothered to use sleeping pills but a good book, conversation and an iPod with movies on it can go a long way and the best thing of all for me is a window seat I love to watch the scenery and pick where I am even if it's only by the city lights. So 11+ hour is long haul for me.

Any flight over 11 hours counts as long-haul for me. Six-eight hours is just regular travel time, nine or ten is a pretty long flight, and more than that is Long Haul. I guess when I compare flight time to drive time, anything under 10 hours is just a day trip...

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Originally posted by kj115:
I know you've said our 24hr+ to Europe doesn't count but it truly sucks ass. And if you were to include layovers you get the whole story of my 7 DAYS it took me of continuous travel to get home from China (and it's the same time zone as Western Australia).

We are not saying it doesn't suck. I feel your pain. I have taken a 30 hour milk run series of flights from Honolulu to London. But. It. Does. Not. Count.

Why? That is not what this thread is about--read the OP. Wrong context.

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But you need to think about it in context

Ahem. I think you do, me dear boot! Besides, it is my thread and I get to make the rules! Mine, mine, mine!

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, anything under 10 hours is just a day trip...

Um, 'day trip' implies you can depart and return on the same day.

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Originally posted by Stoo:

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But you need to think about it in context

Ahem. I think you do, me dear boot! Besides, it is my thread and I get to make the rules! Mine, mine, mine!

I think the powers going to your head.

My philosophy is it's like alcohol. The longer you've drunk the more you can drink. So the longer you fly...the more you can drink

Have a nice flight.

Originally posted by Stoo:
As mentioned earlier in the thread, changing planes does not count. If it did, technically, you could go on forever So stop cheating, people!

Ouch! Okay you caught me. I never did check the beginning of this thread.

Still, the 14 1/2 hours LA to Sydney were probably the worst of my life.

I consider anything over 9 hours to be a long haul flight.

Any flight that requires me to sleep is a long haul for me.