Why do so many people ask how long a flight will take ?

[vehelpfulguy]

I am always amazed at how many people ask how long a flight will take.

Why do they ask ?

Firstly I am sure flight times are never the same and can be affected by all sorts of other factors.

Plus surely a look at a map will give a rough idea.

Nearby in Europe - couple of hours

Further in Europe, Dubai etc - 3 or 4 hours

"Nearby" long haul (New York etc) - say 5 or 6 hours

Further long haul - 7 or 8 hours

[CheekyChops]

And they could also look the answer up themselves on a Travel Agent's website or similar, far quicker than waiting for an answer on here!

[dzug]

and why is it always 'the flight' as if there were only one

[chitchat]

Surely the flight times on their tickets would be a bit of a giveaway too! Perhaps its the fact that they have to work out the time differences as well.

[almcd007]

I'm with chitchat on this one - surely you look at your booking ref that you've been e-mailed or sent and look at the flight times - most eurpoean places are an hour ahead - it's not rocket science.

[missmoore]

Dubai isn't 3 or 4 four hours away.

[JK2]

Neither is New York 5 - 6 hours - more like 7.5

7-8 hours long haul won't take you to the Caribbean or Sri Lanka/Maldives for instance