Originally Posted by
opt0712
Ok, so the above trips are how long and credit how much?
They are all 3-4 days with two legs which is why I replied.
DTW-HND, 3-day 26 hours
DTW-PVG, 3 or 4-day, 31 hours
LAX-SYD 4-day, 28 hours
etc.
Originally Posted by
opt0712
Are they commutable?
Mostly, yes -- and all on the back end. Some of them do start around 9AM, such as DTW-HND, or ATL-HND, for a daytime flight over, and then end anywhere from 9AM to 7PM.
Others such as DTW-ICN and LAX-SYD start at 9PM on day one, and end at 7-8AM on day four -- very commutable.
Originally Posted by
opt0712
Do they have front end or back end DHDs in Business or First?
Since most of the flights are daily, that's not as common as it likely is in the freight side. However, one can easily trade into trips that get broken up, and find a deadhead on one or sometimes both ends. i.e. DH ATL-BOS, fly BOS-TLV-BOS, DH to ATL the next day. Great for a commuter. Other trips are simply built similarly from the start, like DTW-HND-ATL- DH to DTW.
And yes, all international deadheads are in the highest class of service (no miles though, that'd be nice!).
Originally Posted by
opt0712
Can you also use a hotel in lieu of DHD between two of these trips and stay abroad?
That might be more of a freight thing with trips that more commonly have a deadhead on the end or beginning. Nobody really does that. Although if you found a trip that does start with a deadhead over, or end with a deadhead back (more rare except in the spring/fall when fleet types may change for the season), one could certainly deviate from the deadhead and skip it.