activities without wasting valuable time.
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Flights
Now imagine the opposite: taking off during the day and landing at night in Europe. The passenger would have to pay for a hotel immediately, sleep disoriented by the time change, and lose part of the next day recovering from fatigue.
For airlines, this makes the flight much less attractive to their most profitable customers.
When traveling from the Americas to Europe, time is against the passenger. Due to time zones, several hours are “lost” during the
journey.
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Flights
That’s why nighttime flights become a commercial advantage. The passenger sleeps during the flight and arrives ready to start the day.
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Flights
In contrast, when flying from Europe to the Americas, the opposite occurs. The time zone favors daytime flights because the plane “gains time” by traveling westward.
A flight departing from London in the afternoon can land in New York with several hours of daylight still available.
