I think we need Westy to jump in here and Explain this time Zone thing with with MAPS and a Power point presentation..
I will get the drinks and popcorn ready..
But seriously , this does work ( flying with or against the SUN) , if its like to Europe for example,, ( coming back you "gain" time)
but when you are flying to a location clear around the Globe where its EXACTLY 12 Hours Difference, ? + with stopovers, its a 24 hour deal,
and you are flying the wrong direction, NO ???
so you lose a COMPLETE DAY when you TOTAL it up , no ? or am i wrong ..
The Asian Flight ALL fly out to the WEST, over the top and down, is there any other route ? Back the same way.
But like for example , if you fly to California from NYC , of course you can CHEAT the clock, ? its 3 hours earlier there, so technically you get there in 3 hours ( clock time) , event though the flight is 6 hours.