the afternoon or evening, sleep during the flight, and land in Europe early in the morning.
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For example, a flight that takes off from New York at 8 p.m. can arrive in London around 8 a.m. the following day. This allows passengers to go directly to meetings, conferences, connections, or work activities without wasting valuable time.
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Now imagine the opposite: taking off during the day and landing at night in Europe. The passenger would have to pay for a hotel immediately, sleep disoriented by the time change, and lose part of the next day recovering from fatigue.
For airlines, this makes the flight much less attractive to their most profitable customers.
Modern aircraft are designed to operate continuously.
Another huge factor is the intensive use of aircraft. A modern, long-range aircraft like the
