Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2657 times:
I was wondering whom of you has flown long haul (say minimum 8 hours) on narrow-body airplanes, and what you think about it. Would you prefer wide-bodies instead?
Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2605 times:
Yep, I mean single-aisle planes like 737, 757, A320... and these include the luxury PrivatAir 737 flights from Germany to the US.
All my long-haul flights were on the 747-200, 747-400 and A340-300, but it seems more and more flights are operated by single-aisle a/c.
EZEIZA From Argentina, joined Aug 2004, 4929 posts, RR: 28 Reply 7, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2529 times:
Not really sure if this counts as a long haul because they were two separate flights, however I travelled a few times MIA-PTY-EZE on Copa 737's. Overall, I enjoyed it, however I prefer wide bodies...no particular reason, I just get impressed with huge aircrafts rather than smaller ones. I have to add that Copa offers a great service, with very friendly crew, to the point that once arrived at EZE, the crew and myself arranged to go out for a few drinks.
CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2235 posts, RR: 3 Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 2513 times:
In the late 1970s I flew a Japan Airlines DC-8 from JFK to Tokyo, with a one hour fuel stop in ANC. Each flight leg was 7 hours, with a one hour stop in ANC. That's 15 hours total.
There wasn't a wide body on the route, so there weren't any options.
Delta767300ER From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2559 posts, RR: 14 Reply 10, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 2486 times:
My longest was LAS-MCO on an America West Airlines Boeing 757 for 5 hours. Never again will I fly a narrowbody jet on a flight 4 hours or more!
Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 2482 times:
Hey Skysurfer, welcome on A.net!
I could be flying on an Iberia 757 from Madrid to Lagos, Nigeria around Christmas, to visit my parents. I believe it´s a 4.5 hour flight. That is if IB didn´t already phase out the 757s by then! Maybe I should use my IB FF-miles for an upgrade, huh?
La Carlota From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 2463 times:
Before the widebody era:
Apr. 13, 1967 MAD-CCS, Iberia DC-8, around 8 hours.
September11 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 3623 posts, RR: 23 Reply 13, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 2461 times:
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