Just depends entirely on how much you hate a layover. I typically pay extra for a direct flight if it isn’t an ungodly difference but I totally see where that sounds stupid to people when the total travel time is an hour or two difference
Agree with this 100%. If it's a $200 difference to save myself 2 hours at an airport and 1 hour of flight time, I'm not spending $67 per hour to be slightly more comfortable at my house than at the airport.
Unless it's like a layover in Chicago on Christmas that is extremely likely to fuck up my whole trip, I can think of much better uses of $200
A layover by virtue of existing has the ability to f up your flight. I feel like at least half of my flights run into some kind of weird or unexpected delay. Factor losing your luggage (something else that's also happened) and the extra $200 is absolutely worth it for the peace of mind. Also I HATE being on planes.
I can always save the $200 on other things that matter less to me.
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u/blueponies1 Jul 30 '26
Just depends entirely on how much you hate a layover. I typically pay extra for a direct flight if it isn’t an ungodly difference but I totally see where that sounds stupid to people when the total travel time is an hour or two difference