After a delayed flight from Prague (baggage loading, de-icing, then dense fog at Frankfurt) I’m back at the FRA Red Carpet Club for the third time on this trip. How did that movie “Groundhog Day” go again…? Anyway the next leg to DEN is the longest: about 11 hours, I think. I’m going to wander over to the gate and try to switch to a window seat on the right side of the plane: I want to get a good view of Greenland, and it’s easier if the sun isn’t in your eyes.
UPDATED: Well, actually it wasn’t the longest leg in flying time. FRA-DEN was just 9 hours 20 minutes; BLR-FRA took just over 10 hours. Several factors: FRA-DEN was close to a great circle, and headwinds were light. For BLR-FRA, we took an odd northerly route, rather than the direct path over Pakistan and Iran. And FRA-DEN was on a 747-400, which cruises quite a bit faster than the A340-300.