doug Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 We are off to Singapore on 4th October. Herself is asking "how long will the plane be in the air?" It's so her arms don't get too tired holding the plane up. We are on Flight KL0837 Amsterdam - Singapore. Now departure time is 21:20 on Wed 4th from Amsterdam and arrive at 15:30 on Thur 5th. We are flying East and Singapore is 7 hours ahead of us. Could someone work it out for me? I have purchased some natty flight socks. As herself is just getting over an MS flare up and the hospital is trying to get her limbs and muscles working again we are a bit concerned over the length of time she will be immobile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 11 hours 10 minutes doug in actual flying time but take into account any waiting or delays in the flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Yep, 18hrs ten mins less your time advance of 7 hrs= 11 hrs 10 mins, maybe less with a tail wind ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 If you sit as near as possible to the front of the plane you will get there quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Thanks chaps, brain is a bit addled today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 If you sit as near as possible to the front of the plane you will get there quicker.But then if you sit at the back you live a little longer or might survive when the plain crashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Tell the airline before your flight and tell the cabin crew and they will do everything they can to make your wife's (and your) flight as comfortable as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 We always do pops. Always have excellent help. The only issue we've ever had was at one airport, can't remember which one now, where everything went smoothly. Got herself down the steps and piled her and the chair into the bus. This drove near to the building and we had to get off to walk the rest. I started to unfold the chair and fit the foot rests when this jobsworth woman shouted at me in stilted English that I had to assemble the chair inside the building. I replied in Anglosaxon the the effect that how was my wife going to walk over to and inside the building? Other than that occasion, oh and last year when we were flying down to friends in Salisbury the Ambulift at Newcastle took a sharp right hand turn at speed and through my wife off the electric buggy we were taking with us that time. She cracked her head against the wall and floor of the Ambulift with the buggy on top of her - concussion and overnight stay in Newcastle General. Bit garbled but even so we've always had excellent service.(The accident report we eventually received was the best whitewash I've ever come across.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Just hope you don't get a puncture Doug, you will be up there all night waiting for National Tyre Services. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Have a great time. :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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