This was why my wife and I stopped taking early morning flights. It just was never worth it, ever. It always made us angry, tired, and a terrible way to start a trip.
Also saving 0.1% of your travel expenses by adding 14 hours and 2 layovers to your international journey
It does kind of suck when your options are:
A) Early flight that gets you to your destination 5 hours before hotel check-in, and requires getting up at 2:30am
B) Late flight that leaves at a convenient time, but means you waste an entire vacation day to arrive at 10pm
C) Convenient flight that costs 3x more than option A or B and suddenly eats up half your travel budget
A usually ends up being the most attractive option.
Why would B use up a vacation day? Get off work at 5 or 6, head to the airport for flight at 7 or 8 and you still have time for a multi-hour long flight with time to make it to a hotel on the other side.
Also me buying movie theater popcorn for $35:
The profit margins on cinema food must be ridiculous. Corn costs virtually nothing. Imagine adding salt and butter, popping the corn and charging 35 USD for it.
I used to date a girl that worked at a theater. She was always coming home with trash bags filled with popcorn. It was basically free to make so they could have as much as they want.
I mean I’m being a little hyperbolic, but yeah, it is actually like $15, and probably costs them a few cents to make.
3am ? Where? I can’t find any flight later than 7pm here in Europe.
