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Post by Mosha on Mar 25, 2018 16:21:59 GMT 7
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Post by Soutpeel on Mar 25, 2018 18:25:29 GMT 7
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Post by rubl on Mar 25, 2018 18:44:44 GMT 7
Imagine 17 long hours in cattle class. Need frequent trips to the toilets if only to stretch the legs a bit. Need sufficient toilets. Wonder how those will look (and smell) like after 17 long hours. Some 'nice' passengers manage to make a fine mess after a 1-1/2 hour flight.
Oh, did I forgot to mention kids? Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours?
I guess the friendly stewardesses will hand out 'zombie pills' to keep them quiet.
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Post by Soutpeel on Mar 25, 2018 18:51:57 GMT 7
Imagine 17 long hours in cattle class. Need frequent trips to the toilets if only to stretch the legs a bit. Need sufficient toilets. Wonder how those will look (and smell) like after 17 long hours. Some 'nice' passengers manage to make a fine mess after a 1-1/2 hour flight. Oh, did I forgot to mention kids? Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours? I guess the friendly stewardesses will hand out 'zombie pills' to keep them quiet. If one was pulling a flight this long, one would certainly be the other side of the curtain, with free flow champers, smoked salmon, seats which go flat, fluffy pjs and designer slippers welll away from the UK pikeys visting their criminal cousins in the land down under or the crocodile dundees seeing the big smoke for the first time  Only Joshing Oldie... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 19:09:54 GMT 7
^^ No you're not.
I was on a 13 hour flight from Santiago last week, no problem. Been on a 14 hour plus flight before. My main concern would be DVT.
The Iberia flight had zero standing space. I make a point of standing/stretching on flights as a pal died of a DVT aged 37. These super long flights must allocate space for passengers who wish to stretch their legs to do so.
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Post by rubl on Mar 25, 2018 19:11:06 GMT 7
Imagine 17 long hours in cattle class. Need frequent trips to the toilets if only to stretch the legs a bit. Need sufficient toilets. Wonder how those will look (and smell) like after 17 long hours. Some 'nice' passengers manage to make a fine mess after a 1-1/2 hour flight. Oh, did I forgot to mention kids? Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours? I guess the friendly stewardesses will hand out 'zombie pills' to keep them quiet. If one was pulling a flight this long, one would certainly be the other side of the curtain, with free flow champers, smoked salmon, seats which go flat, fluffy pjs and designer slippers will away from the UK pikeys visting their criminal cousins in the land down under or the crocodile dundees seeing the big smoke for the first time Only Joshing Oldie... Would a flimsy curtain be enough to stop the mutineering mob? Should we re-introduce free tickets to the Land of Oz, on more traditional modes of transport like in the First Fleet?  |
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Post by AyG on Mar 25, 2018 20:09:54 GMT 7
Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours? Well, there was that occasion when I used a pillow. Fortunately the murder charges didn't stick. |
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Post by me on Mar 25, 2018 21:22:45 GMT 7
Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours? Well, there was that occasion when I used a pillow. Fortunately the murder charges didn't stick. Should rock them to sleep. Granite works well. |
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Post by Soutpeel on Mar 25, 2018 21:49:01 GMT 7
Well, there was that occasion when I used a pillow. Fortunately the murder charges didn't stick. Should rock them to sleep. Granite works well. Benadryl or Jack Daniels |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2018 1:18:37 GMT 7
^^ No you're not. I was on a 13 hour flight from Santiago last week, no problem. Been on a 14 hour plus flight before. My main concern would be DVT. The Iberia flight had zero standing space. I make a point of standing/stretching on flights as a pal died of a DVT aged 37. These super long flights must allocate space for passengers who wish to stretch their legs to do so. Someone we both know got dvt flying Queensland to Bkk. It wouldn't be more than a 6 hour flight. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2018 1:21:13 GMT 7
Qantas. For those who didn't know , or didn't care ! Stands for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Service. They originally fixed aerials  |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Mar 26, 2018 21:52:55 GMT 7
Imagine 17 long hours in cattle class. Need frequent trips to the toilets if only to stretch the legs a bit. Need sufficient toilets. Wonder how those will look (and smell) like after 17 long hours. Some 'nice' passengers manage to make a fine mess after a 1-1/2 hour flight. Oh, did I forgot to mention kids? Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours? I guess the friendly stewardesses will hand out 'zombie pills' to keep them quiet. Try a Hadj flight to Saudi from KL, seats stinking of effin p**s, turds coming out the toilet doors. Ali akbar and his jungle dewller mates ignoring the advice to get seated and belted up, on his knees in the aisle grunting and waving his ass in the air as he leads the jungle dwellers in prayer. Years ago at Jeddah was a burned out fuselage where these hillbilly types had brewed up in the aisle. Check them out getting on an escaltor or in a lift, straight out the boonies. Got stuck with them one night years ago, flight delayed, some saudi prince hadnt finished his shopping in India, flight delayed to pick him up en route. Offloaded at DM and sent to some posh hotel, free food, these feckers decended on it like a plauge of locusts, hand straight into the bowls, sat on their effin ass (instead of a table)eating and tossing chicken bones over their shoulders. It was like something from Planet of The Apes. Used to love it on touch down in Jeddah or Riyadh, all these great unwashed would get out their seats and scramble for the overhead lockers while the plane was still taxying, despite frequent warning to remain seated. Pilot would hit the brakes and send them flying, they soon got the message. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2018 6:52:06 GMT 7
Perth Australia direct to Paris is next.
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Post by Mosha on Mar 27, 2018 6:57:02 GMT 7
Imagine 17 long hours in cattle class. Need frequent trips to the toilets if only to stretch the legs a bit. Need sufficient toilets. Wonder how those will look (and smell) like after 17 long hours. Some 'nice' passengers manage to make a fine mess after a 1-1/2 hour flight. Oh, did I forgot to mention kids? Well, did you ever keep kids quiet for 17 hours? I guess the friendly stewardesses will hand out 'zombie pills' to keep them quiet. Try a Hadj flight to Saudi from KL, seats stinking of effin p**s, turds coming out the toilet doors. Ali akbar and his jungle dewller mates ignoring the advice to get seated and belted up, on his knees in the aisle grunting and waving his ass in the air as he leads the jungle dwellers in prayer. Years ago at Jeddah was a burned out fuselage where these hillbilly types had brewed up in the aisle. Check them out getting on an escaltor or in a lift, straight out the boonies. Got stuck with them one night years ago, flight delayed, some saudi prince hadnt finished his shopping in India, flight delayed to pick him up en route. Offloaded at DM and sent to some posh hotel, free food, these feckers decended on it like a plauge of locusts, hand straight into the bowls, sat on their effin ass (instead of a table)eating and tossing chicken bones over their shoulders. It was like something from Planet of The Apes. Used to love it on touch down in Jeddah or Riyadh, all these great unwashed would get out their seats and scramble for the overhead lockers while the plane was still taxying, despite frequent warning to remain seated. Pilot would hit the brakes and send them flying, they soon got the message. One flight I was on, and the pilot landed long at Phuket. When he got to the last exit we were still going fast. We were thrown across our seats as he turned off. Not my favourite landing. |
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Post by oldie on Mar 27, 2018 7:06:23 GMT 7
The problem with Perth it is a long way from anywhere. So those on the East coast take a 4 hour flight SW to get a 17 hour flight NW.
When we go to Thailand (or return) we actually fly over our house twice over a minimum 6 hour period before we actually start going anywhere.
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