Originally Posted by
JW411
I once did LAX to LGW in a Laker DC-10-30 in 8 hours 49 minutes (take-off to landing).
OOH I might have been on that flight too - rings a big bell that we crossed in well under 9 hours...
As an aside-
I was on the very last Laker flight from LGW into LAX Feb 82 - They had already cut back and were in trouble, and LAX was now not a daily flight.
I was on a staff Jolly (£10) meeting up in LAX with my BA crew pal who had a 5 day trip
and GK went bust on my second day...!
BA LAX staff were very kind and flew me home in the new Super Club on my pal's flight -
on my now quite worthless staff ticket
Had a very fast WB flight on a Virgin 787 Jan 2017 LHR-MIA - we rerouted very southerly, Azores, and got there in well under 8 hours