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Why do so many people ask how long a flight will take ?

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vehelpfulguy | 10:55 Mon 30th Apr 2007 | Travel
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I am always amazed at how many people ask how long a flight will take.

Why do they ask ?

Firstly I am sure flight times are never the same and can be affected by all sorts of other factors.

Plus surely a look at a map will give a rough idea.

Nearby in Europe - couple of hours

Further in Europe, Dubai etc - 3 or 4 hours

"Nearby" long haul (New York etc) - say 5 or 6 hours

Further long haul - 7 or 8 hours
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And they could also look the answer up themselves on a Travel Agent's website or similar, far quicker than waiting for an answer on here!
and why is it always 'the flight' as if there were only one
Surely the flight times on their tickets would be a bit of a giveaway too! Perhaps its the fact that they have to work out the time differences as well.
I'm with chitchat on this one - surely you look at your booking ref that you've been e-mailed or sent and look at the flight times - most eurpoean places are an hour ahead - it's not rocket science.
Dubai isn't 3 or 4 four hours away.
Neither is New York 5 - 6 hours - more like 7.5

7-8 hours long haul won't take you to the Caribbean or Sri Lanka/Maldives for instance

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