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Return Flight Time Differences West To East
Can anyone explain the reason why standard stated flight times are always much longer travelling East to West than the other leg. I understand about weather impact and route variations but in general the flight time is always much longer travelling East to West than it is the other way even though the flightpath is the same.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.To do with the jet stream. In a recent storm a 787 plane coming from the USA reached a record speed of 800 mph instead of the usual cruising speed of 560 mph, and arrived an hour early.
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No - and I think the jet stream answer must be it. I recently travelled and as I hate flying these little things add to my anxiety :-) My trip is quoted as an hour longer coming back and it was even though the flight path was near identical. Also looked up a possible future long haul holiday destination with BA and it's 10hr 20 to get there and an hour longer to get back (both these journeys are travelling back East to West).
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