The earlier departures for west coast Asia flying can make it more difficult to sleep going over, but having young kids usually means 1st, 2nd, or 3rd break and I’m out. The -900 bunk is the best in the fleet now, so that’s also a bonus. You land around 10-11 PM body clock, which is getting to be late afternoon local. By the time you’re at the hotel, a quick shower and change and it’s dinner time. Grab a bite, a few beers, then sleep as long as you can. Again, body clock sleep is from about 2 AM - 10 AM. Wakeup, workout, have a nice buffet breakfast (ICN and PVG are both great in normal times), walk around for a few hours, then a nap before pickup.

You ultimately pay the price on the way home. Short breaks, red-eye body clock flying, early arrival back home… just in time to help mama with the babies! 21/24 hour 3 day trips (ICN/PVG) make it worth the effort.