Originally Posted by
OntimeexceptACARS
Wonder if most were day flights as I have in my flight log (as SLF) HER-GLA on 31 August 1984, non stop on G-AVRO, one of Britannia's original four from 1968! Full flight but block times were 0500L off chocks, and 0735L on chocks, block time of 4h35. Cooler ambient temps aiding endurance, presumably.
Much later, FWIW, 12 Oct 1991, MCO-GLA non stop on leased Boeing 757 G-BTEJ. I have flight time of 18:54L dep, 07:16arr, 7h20min, guess not that unusual for a 757. Apologies for thread drift.
OTEA
Often long night flights, (3 sector if stopping for fuel). TFS would be 9 (basic there and back) hours in the air plus 2.5 hours(duty time) before flight turnround post flight etc, so minimum duty 11:30 for starters without delays etc 14:30 duty not unusual. As I said usually night flights for the furthest destinations. More efficient. The aircraft would do a morning and afternoon shorter flights and the the long flight at night avoiding the problems with Manchester restrictions on arrival/departures at night.