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Jun 02 2009

Does this include a trip to Mars as well?
time to read 1 min | 28 words

I'll be the first to admit that I am not the best at Geography, but somehow I don't think that this is likely.

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Koen
02 Jun 2009
11:04 AM
Koen

Why take a plane for that?

Ayende Rahien
02 Jun 2009
11:08 AM
Ayende Rahien

Because I am coming from New Jersey

configurator
02 Jun 2009
11:08 AM
configurator

I agree with Koen... You can probably walk faster - or a two-hour drive...

The reason for this long time is that the shortest line between two points is a straight line. Since they didn't want to fly northbound (probably there's a lot of traffic going there), they decided to fly in a straight line, directed west-north-west. It's still supposed to be the shortest line, isn't it?

Peter Morris
02 Jun 2009
11:18 AM
Peter Morris

I think it's pretty obvious.

Although there is a flight due out of Seattle Sunday afternoon there isn't one due into Vancouver until Monday!

Dave
02 Jun 2009
12:12 PM
Dave

Timezones are a difficult thing. Especially when you count timezones in the wrong way (+6, +7, +8 etc) in stead of (+8, +7, etc). So basically you fly around the world according to this airline.

I had the same a few weeks ago when I arrived earlier than I left (local timezones), the flight was 45 minutes and the time wend back an hour, so according to my watch I arrived 15 minutes before I left ;-)

karl
02 Jun 2009
12:42 PM
karl

@Dave:

Look again. He's staying within the same timezone (PST) and traveling maybe 120 miles, yet the trip will take 30 hours. Its as though the +1 day was mistakenly added.

Jeremy Wiebe
02 Jun 2009
15:15 PM
Jeremy Wiebe

Hmm... this must be the Washington to Vancouver flight that has a stopover in Melbourne, Australia! ;-)

Dmitry
02 Jun 2009
15:25 PM
Dmitry

I worked for a Seattle based company and a few employees were commuting from Vancouver 2-3 times a week. I guess they were not taking this flight.

Peter Ritchie
02 Jun 2009
17:12 PM
Peter Ritchie

They must be including the time you'll spend in Customs!

Kev
02 Jun 2009
21:32 PM
Kev

I guess you're taking the long-way round...

Dag
03 Jun 2009
06:29 AM
Dag

The 30 hours is the best-case estimate for your luggage to reappear. The flight itself is only 30 mins of course.

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