On 2024-04-14 10:13, Owen Leibman via tz wrote:
I'm sending an update for your friends on time zones and flights. I booked a flight in February to Frankfurt leaving this Wednesday. United says the flight departs 4:20 a.m., but Lufthansa sent me an email saying I could check in for my flight which leaves at 3:20 a.m. Yet another Lufthansa check-in screen and the boarding pass says it leaves at 4:20. Meanwhile FlightAware claims the flight is not leaving till 5:20 a.m. All have the same arrival time of 9 a.m. Nursultan airport website does not list the flight yet. I will let you know which one proves to be right! I think it's 4:20. Google estimates FRA Frankfurt am Main to NQZ Nursulatan Nazarbayev, Astana takes 6:45 direct, flights are 7:05W/8:10E, so arrival at 09:00 would require departure around 23:50/-1, unless there are stops!
One flight leaving at 04:20 arriving 08:50/+1 takes 31:30 with 19:25 stop in Dubai, costs 5* as much, emits 6* the CO2, flying ~33% longer, than the cheapest and most efficient, which has a 17:55 stop in Warsaw! -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry