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SA flies from Houston to Singapore, it used to be 12.5 to Moscow and then 12.5 to Singapore with an hour and a half stop in DVO. Now with the sanctions it's Manchester then Sing. 20h in one shot isn't so bad. Especially Singapore economy. It doesn't get much better if you have to fly in peasant class.
SA flies from Houston to Singapore, it used to be 12.5 to Moscow and then 12.5 to Singapore with an hour and a half stop in DVO. Now with the sanctions it's Manchester then Sing. 20h in one shot isn't so bad. Especially Singapore economy. It doesn't get much better if you have to fly in peasant class.
When did the non stop start up and end? I use to go to Singapore from Houston for work. No non stop option then that I recall. So 14 hrs non stop to Narita spend 4 hours on the ground then 6.5 hours Tokyo. Was business class and not rough to me. I do not sleep on a plane. I would depart mid Saturday around 9am and arrive in Singapore airport around midnight sunday. Head to hotel for some rest, more like a nap in bed than solid sleep then head to work around 8am. Around 3 or 4 pm I would head to an early dinner then to bed for a good nights rest an by next day Id be on local time and fine.
I think a non stop would beat the layover for my taste. This was business class all the way. Return was not bad other than getting up around 330am to catch a 6am departure that retraced the same route. Id be home by mid afternoon on the friday and ready for a weekend. The trip to was 24 hours elapsed and about 2.5 less return as I recall.
20 hours going non stop, sign me up for this in a heart beat if twas an option especially on SA. My options were United to Narita and a few choices for the last leg.
An aside, one of my favorite views was on the return when we hit the west coast at a high altitude as the sun rose and could see the majestic Sierra Nevadas and the coast. A nice dramatic view.
IAH-TPE (Houston-Taipei) 16.5 hours straight. Then a 3 hour layover then on to Manila, 2.5 hours. I did this 4x in the last year, once in Premium Economy and the rest in regular Economy (because after hour 8 it all kind of blurs into the same level of comfort haha)
I leave Houston at night, right before midnight. Like another poster, I "settle" in for the first 4-5 hours, eating, watching movies, etc then turn on some white rain noise and attempt sleep (which is actually a series of short naps). I'm a height and weight proportionate mid 50's female and it doesn't bother me. I rather enjoy the entire process of getting there as much as I enjoy the destination itself!
The worst part for me is happening to glance at someone else's tv screen.......and the path of the plane is on display!! I don't want to know I still have 6 hours left of flying time LOL
When did the non stop start up and end? I use to go to Singapore from Houston for work. No non stop option then that I recall. So 14 hrs non stop to Narita spend 4 hours on the ground then 6.5 hours Tokyo. Was business class and not rough to me. I do not sleep on a plane. I would depart mid Saturday around 9am and arrive in Singapore airport around midnight sunday. Head to hotel for some rest, more like a nap in bed than solid sleep then head to work around 8am. Around 3 or 4 pm I would head to an early dinner then to bed for a good nights rest an by next day Id be on local time and fine.
I think a non stop would beat the layover for my taste. This was business class all the way. Return was not bad other than getting up around 330am to catch a 6am departure that retraced the same route. Id be home by mid afternoon on the friday and ready for a weekend. The trip to was 24 hours elapsed and about 2.5 less return as I recall.
20 hours going non stop, sign me up for this in a heart beat if twas an option especially on SA. My options were United to Narita and a few choices for the last leg.
An aside, one of my favorite views was on the return when we hit the west coast at a high altitude as the sun rose and could see the majestic Sierra Nevadas and the coast. A nice dramatic view.
There was no non-stop from IAH. The new non-stop that everyone is talking about is from JFK. SA does a "short stop" to SIN, used to be Moscow, now it's Manchester. I'd take SA business over UA any day. Heck if you're flying on the company dime in business, I'd currently go for Emirates or Qatar to Singapore. UA can't touch the hard product.
IAH-TPE (Houston-Taipei) 16.5 hours straight. Then a 3 hour layover then on to Manila, 2.5 hours. I did this 4x in the last year, once in Premium Economy and the rest in regular Economy (because after hour 8 it all kind of blurs into the same level of comfort haha)
I leave Houston at night, right before midnight. Like another poster, I "settle" in for the first 4-5 hours, eating, watching movies, etc then turn on some white rain noise and attempt sleep (which is actually a series of short naps). I'm a height and weight proportionate mid 50's female and it doesn't bother me. I rather enjoy the entire process of getting there as much as I enjoy the destination itself!
The worst part for me is happening to glance at someone else's tv screen.......and the path of the plane is on display!! I don't want to know I still have 6 hours left of flying time LOL
As a big guy, I even find EVA's economy tolerable for that flight. I've been in and out of MNL on pretty much every combination possible I think. The nicest was when there was still CO, and it was IAH-HNL-GUM-MNL and you got there in 21 hours.
I paid thousands more for Business Class R/T to Asia, scheduled for December. Its a long trip.
I am flying Dulles to Hong Kong . 3 day planned layover. Then Hong Kong to Bangkok.
Taking a tour of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
Return via Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong. 3 hour layover. Then Hong Kong to Dulles.
I am retired and I am worth it. I know others will say its a waste of money. Its not to me. I have flown to Asia 3 times before and its Brutal in coach. Plus I like relaxing in the lounges before and after the flights.
So last year, I decided for now on I am going Business Class when flying internationally. This past Dec I flew to Heathrow; and then home via Paris. It was so much better!
There was no non-stop from IAH. The new non-stop that everyone is talking about is from JFK. SA does a "short stop" to SIN, used to be Moscow, now it's Manchester. I'd take SA business over UA any day. Heck if you're flying on the company dime in business, I'd currently go for Emirates or Qatar to Singapore. UA can't touch the hard product.
I saw the thread title but misread your post as there also a non stop SA from IAH to SIN. I did this flight three times a year and Europe more often. The leg from Narita to SIN is almost as long as IAH to London, that puts AP in perspective its huge.
We flew Unitied out of Houston, we called it the company plan lol. We had a special discounted rate that our corporate travel group negotiated. I cant recall a single trip on either Europe or AP route that did not include others I know from our company.
Horrible. Even an 8 hour flight is unbearable for me.
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