For airlines, that makes flying much less attractive to the most profitable customers.
Modern airplanes are designed to work non-stop
Another huge factor is the intensive use of aircraft .
A modern long-range aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner or the Boeing 777 costs hundreds of millions of dollars. Having it grounded for many hours means losing money.
That’s why companies try to get their aircraft to fly as many hours as possible each day.
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The perfect scheme is usually this:
- Night flight from America to Europe.
- Brief stay on land.
- Daytime return to America.
Thus the aircraft remains active almost constantly.
