Originally Posted by
Eric Stratton
most IRO trips start out with a deadhead though, right?
Most of Europe you deadhead there and IRO back. The longer routes you IRO both ways. The 777 has more IRO than DH, but there is DH because sometimes you only need one IRO to the destination and two IRO's coming back. One IRO gets to DH. I would prefer not to sit in coach for 11 hours straight. First Class is not so bad, but there has to be an empty seat.