A journalist for the
West Australian newspaper was on board and
wrote this article. This point in particular explains the appeal of ULH for many:
As we reached the point where we’d be usually be expected a wander around a middle eastern airport, I was out cold. The last thing I wanted was to be thrust into the fluorescent airport lights shopping for duty free.
It’s for this reason the non-stop flight wins out for me. A family sitting near me would have had to disturb their children to traipse through security once again. The parents didn’t want it, the kids didn’t want it, nobody wanted it. We wanted to keep resting – and we could.
Yes, lots of people like to break a long trip nearer the middle, but for many it'll be preferable to push on through and have as long an uninterrupted flight time as possible.