Therapy needed for post-concert blues

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

You better book that plane ticket now then!! How long are you going down there for?

Oh trust me, I'm looking at itineraries. Just to complicate matters, the Christmas holiday is in the mix, so I somehow have to end up in Washington, DC at the end of this. And airfares have spiked since last week! All told I should be away for 12 - 14 days.

My parents flew back from Asia last week, and boy were they bitchin' about the long flight. Must. Look. Into. Honolulu. Stopover.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Oh trust me, I'm looking at itineraries. Just to complicate matters, the Christmas holiday is in the mix, so I somehow have to end up in Washington, DC at the end of this. And airfares have spiked since last week!

My parents flew back from Asia last week, and boy were they bitchin' about the long flight. Must. Look. Into. Honolulu. Stopover.

The flight is even longer from the UK!

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

The flight is even longer from the UK!

Does Qantas or Air New Zealand go non-stop from the UK to NZ?

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Does Qantas or Air New Zealand go non-stop from the UK to NZ?

There are no direct flights from the UK to AUstralia as far as I'm aware. I think the shortest time including stop over somewhere is around 23 hours

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

There are no direct flights from the UK to AUstralia as far as I'm aware. I think the shortest time including stop over somewhere is around 23 hours

Where do they stop mostly? Singapore or somewhere like that?

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Where do they stop mostly? Singapore or somewhere like that?

Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai. Some go the other way via LA I think

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai. Some go the other way via LA I think

I just remember that when I went to Australia in 2001 just from LA was 15 hours EACH WAY NON STOP! Thats like twice as far as my nonstop fights when I went to London.

[jenniferuk]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

There are no direct flights from the UK to AUstralia as far as I'm aware. I think the shortest time including stop over somewhere is around 23 hours

No direct flights yet. I did the trip a few times and it was 22-23 hours--two 11 hour flights (London to Singapore or HK, fuel stop, on to Sydney). I have read that a few airlines (Virgin for one) plan to offer a non-stop service in 2011 or 2012. The flight time will be 17 hours.

I've done the trip once since moving from London to the USA and I think it was roughly the same--15 hrs from LA to Sydney and roughly 5-6 hrs for me to get to LA.

It's such a long journey (esp with children!) and the time difference so painful. It's a wonderful trip though-

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Oh trust me, I'm looking at itineraries. Just to complicate matters, the Christmas holiday is in the mix, so I somehow have to end up in Washington, DC at the end of this. And airfares have spiked since last week! All told I should be away for 12 - 14 days.

My parents flew back from Asia last week, and boy were they bitchin' about the long flight. Must. Look. Into. Honolulu. Stopover.

There is NOTING wrong with stopping in Hawaii. EVER!