2006-11-29 16:13:00 · 3 answers · asked by effieiscute 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
The last time was from Chicago to Singapore non-stop about six months ago. It was the flight from hell. In my opinion, if you can get a chance to break it into two segments by staying for a day in Hawaii it's worth the extra money. The plane was about 35,000 ft and the speed was about 350 - 370 miles an hour if I remember correctly, but I'm not sure. Don't get me wrong, they had a lot of real good movies all different, they served a lot of good meals and the service was better than average. But you weren't allowed to bring bottled water because of the security scare at the time, but the airline gave you all these little bottles of water you wanted. I have a friend who flew to Heathrow, rested in London and then flew to Singapore from London over the North Pole. According to him because you are not bucking the jet stream all the way, the plane is able to fly a bit faster and it only takes a few hours to cross Arctic and you don't have to cross the Pacific at all.. I wonder if it's shorter. Singapore is on the equator. London is closer to the North Pole than Chicaco. I don't know, someone who knows geography would know better than I. But I would never, ever do it non-stop again.
2006-11-29 16:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but I will not bother abt such details as a passenger unless for specific reasons...
2006-11-29 17:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by Rootbeer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
500-600 mph and 32,000 ft in altitude.
2006-12-02 07:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by John R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋