Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Had a friend miss the last flight of the night home. Saw him waiting at the gate for last flight of the night to Europe. "What are you doing here? A little vacay?" I ask. Nope. First class was wide open, cheaper than a hotel and the food is better. Buddy was gonna spend about 90 mins on the ground in Europe and turn right around come back on the first flight of the morning to commute home.
I never did Europe, but as a regional FO I did JFK-LAX round trip to avoid a hotel.