And if they aren’t back to back, what about Santiago or Johburg with Hong Kong in between.
Sadly it’s like explaining the Space Race to Amazonian tribesmen of the 1800’s. If you haven’t done it you simply can’t understand. Which is why airlines and journalists persecute crew. They don’t get it and never will.
Mate of mine resigned from EK because he was shattered after ten years. He’s now flying biz jets for a Mr Moneybags. A ‘normal’ flight would be SYD-HNL-NAS-whatever Bahamian Island the boat is at. And he will do that in one hop. Sounds horrible right?
Wrong! He will fly SYD-HNL-TOC then go to sleep to TOD NAS and feel a million dollars. Then the short hop to wherever (coupla hours after most) and bingo! Drinks and water sports on the yacht.
Straight from the horses mouth, the key to it is, he gets 5+ days off (usually 10) before he even thinks he might have to do it again. Because ‘the owners’ feel the same as he does.
FWIW he can’t believe anyone feels as bad flying commercial back of clock as they do when he’s found the money at least as good and ‘you’re so rarely tired when you go to work’ even if you are, you’re fine by the time you have to do it again....