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Old 04-15-2020 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DylanHK
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.
Everyone has been trying to explain to you that flying for UAE is 'back of the clock' flying. They fly heavy jets across vast continents,countries, oceans, seas, and time zones... which is basically 'back of the clock' flying that you refer to. For example, you depart OMDB at 6pm local and arrive to KIAD at 9am local. That is going to negatively effect your circadian rhythm and sleep patterns. That's just like FDX/UPS flying.
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