PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11108 posts, RR: 63 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3996 times:
MAH-BCN-MAD, that was a ridiculous 7
hour layover, my are those marble floors cold to sleep on at Barcelona!
I have an 11 hour layover coming up at ZRH when flying BCN-ZRH-BHX, but I shall have work with me so it shall actually be quite a welcome chance to catch up on it!
MANmatt From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 969 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3991 times:
Mine was at SIN on my way to PEN. 8 hours in total. Spent some time in the bar, then around the pool on the roof, then went in to the city before heading back for a 15.25 departure.
SK601 From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 975 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3985 times:
About 9 hours at JFK.
I arrived at EWR from LAX and had to take a shuttle to JFK for my flight to AMS with SQ. It was in the early 90s and don't know what terminal it was, what I do remember is that there only was 1 newspaper stand and Burger King. Not very exciting.
Blackbird07 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 77 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3979 times:
My longest layover was probably only 5 hours at ORD, coming from CLT, heading to SFO. I was on United...Bad scheduling on my part I figure.
I have spent many more miserable hours waiting for planes at my original departure point because of mechanical error or weather though..Most memorable has to be 6 hours in EWR due to weather, over 10 hours in IST due to mechanical problems.
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Buck3y3nut From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 864 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 3971 times:
I have a crazy layover coming up at LHR. My flight lands at 7:40 am and then my next flight leaves at 9:45 pm. That's close to 14 hours. Thankfully I have a friend in London that I will be meeting up for the day. Will get to see London in the december cold weather and grab a bite to eat along with a couple pints
Leskova From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 6075 posts, RR: 72 Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3955 times:
Mine was something around 12 1/2 hours - I arrived at LGW from HRE sometime before 6 in the morning, my onward flight to HAJ left LHR at something around 18:30... it was winter... it was annoying... I was cursing the decision not to fly to FRA and get to HAJ by train that whole day...
Dazbo5 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 2568 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3950 times:
Not strictly a layover since the aircraft we were flying home on (MYT DC10-30, G-BYDA) went tech on us.
Flight MYT055/6 from La Romana, Dom Rep - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Manchester, UK. G-BYDA landed at La Romana and we boarded for the 1 hour flight to Monego Bay. Before we landed, the aircraft had a hydraulic problem. We landed safely but it was 52 hours before our onward flight eventually departed for MAN! It was a shame having to stay in a 5* AI hotel in Ocho Rios while MYT sent an A332 to take us home!
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AirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3947 times:
Once had a 4 hour layover in Green Bay, WI when North Central has what is called a focus city there in the 70's. Believe me when I tell you there is nothing to do in the GRB airport then.
In March will have a 7 hr layover in TPE waiting for my flight to HKT after traveling from LAX. Normally I wouldn't have booked this, but China Air airfares were $600 less than the other airlines, and more me that is mucho dollars that I can spend on my vacation.
NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 10 Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 3939 times:
I think the record for me was 18 hours or so between US-SEL, then from SEL-YEC. Arrived at night, departed the next day. IIRC, we stayed with relatives in Seoul.
Longest at an airport that felt like I wanted to die, 2:15 at CLE. I walked every terminal up and down, went through the tunnel connecting C and D countless times, used an internet kiosk, and I was STILL bored!
Flying an aeroplane with only a single propeller to keep you in the air. Can you imagine that? -Capt. Picard
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3687 posts, RR: 32 Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 3935 times:
Around 6hrs at IAD. Connecting from RIC on UA Express to an LHR bound BA flight. I would have driven had my car not been in one congealed block about 18inches high having been crushed on the interstate...
Fortunately I had lounge access to both the United RCC (although technically I shouldn't have!) and the BA lounges. It passed surprisingly quickly but made me really value those shiny airline cards in my pocket. I guess had it not been Xmas Eve I'd have gone to the Udvar-Hazy Museum...
"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9 Reply 14, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3922 times:
10 hrs in Memphis in June 2001, thanks to Delta who cancelled all their MEM-ATL flights for some reason that day and rebooked them all on NW's flights.
"Some People Just Know How To Fly"- Best slogan ever, RIP NW 1926-2009
IDISA From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 259 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 3915 times:
Something like 6 hours in CDG after arriving from KEF and connecting with AZ to MXP. CDG T2 is simply appalling, lot of thrash and garbage anywhere, no air conditioning working (and it was July...) and I really get bored to death... Also the aircraft was late and I had to stay for another 2 hours with nothing to do...
Airtanzania1 From Tanzania, joined May 2006, 89 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 3908 times:
Try beat this. I was going home for christmas holidays and was going from YYZ-LHR-DXB-DAR. I had to wait a freaking 12hrs at heathrow!!! Damn it made me hate heathrow even more and I had to spend another 5hrs in Dubai but that wasnt so bad since they have huge windows where you can watch planes land and takeoff.
RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 18, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3875 times:
Longest was SEA-HNL-AKL with a 2 day layover at United's expense since due to a mechanical failure, the SEA-HNL flight was delayed, so we got two free nights in a hotel in Hawaii. That was back in 1991 when there was real customer service on airlines.
I had a scheduled 24 hour layover DEL-SEL-SEA in 1999 with Asiana. They gave us a hotel for free as we were in business class.
My longest layover that I spent in an airport was 8 hours in SIN (UA NRT-SIN, IA SIN-BLR).
My longest layover in the US was SEA-DFW-CUN with a 4 hour layover.
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DZ09 From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 481 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 3870 times:
9 hours at MAD. Made a lot of friends in one day. Very reduced schedule to PMI on a saturday.
DesertAir From Mexico, joined Jan 2006, 1389 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 3850 times:
My longest layover was in "El Alto" in La Paz, Bolivia. It was 10 hours. We landed at 6:00 AM and were due to fly to Cochabamba a couple of hours later. A labor protest kept us grounded. Altitude sickness set in within a couple of hours.
BEYBOS From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 30 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3817 times:
I spend 32hrs in Milan, Flight was from Bos to Bey with a 13hrs layover in milan, but due to techinacal prb the flight from Milan that day was canceled forcing me to spend the night in the airport(which was mostly shut off, LOL it was scary)..
by the way Milan airport is a small A** airport, Not a pleasent experience.
AirPacific747 From Denmark, joined exactly 5 years ago today! , 2089 posts, RR: 23 Reply 24, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 3808 times:
Once spent almost 24 hours in Jakarta, Indonesia.
25 777ER: 9 hours in LAX after arriving on NZ2 in June before my connecting flight on UA to ORD. Total Journey to DTW took roughly 36 hours
26 GQfluffy: 10 hrs in SLC. That was fun....NOT. I think the best part about it was about 0300 when the cleaning crew came through. Funny schmucks high on ganja...
27 Safs: 7 hours after flying from JFK to LAX on AA before connecting to a QF flight from LAX to BNE
28 Sfuk: I think mine was a 9 hour (overnight) layover in YYZ. Came in from CUN and had a flight back to LHR the next morning, wish I'd booked a hotel!! On the
29 Mandala499: 9hrs in Kai Tak... WONDERFUL! Mandala499
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