Originally Posted by
IQuitEagle
If you actually believe that Emirates does not fly much at night, then yes, you are completely clueless. Not just about cargo carriers, but about the airline you say you are interested in as well.
And I think someone else called you clueless about international flying not because you haven’t done it, but because you show you are totally clueless about the basics. You seem to think that it’s mostly daytime flying. Good luck flying to Europe, Asia, or South America on your 777 during mostly daytime hours.
No, I completely agree, all daytime flying for Emirates is certainly not possible/realistic. I mean, you’re flying across the world, you can obviously expect it to get dark. It’s just the chances of doing back of the clock hub turns, (a wide majority) of daytime sleeping, and the very nature of
cargo flying (essentially working on the back of the clock so packages arrive during the day) that doesn’t appeal to me.
In some ways, cargo flying seems more appealing than a US major if I were to go with them. Less dealing with passengers, more time off, get to travel the world with nicer aircraft (like someone else said). My issue overall is just extensive night flying and the toll it takes. If there’s anything I’m missing out let me know.