The way to India

I did not even know it was possible to fly non-stop from Atlanta to Mumbai. I looked up the plane I am flying on, it did not exist until 3 years ago. It is a Boeing 777-200 LR, it is the longest range commercial plane in existence. It can fly from any two points on the planet without refueling. In fact to set its record for its range it had to fly around the world the long way.

The plane looks normal enough, but I was impressed. Being able to fly non-stop is nice, though 17 hours in a coach seat is no easy task. The amenities exceeded my expectations. All of the seats have there own screen where you can follow the flight, play games, watch TV shows and movies. The movie and TV selection was great I watched The Office, Family Guy, Tropic Thunder, Fred Claus and Pineapple Express. They had about any new releases I could think of and the selection was vast and included probably a hundred or so movies and TV shows. The food was good too.

The front half of the coach seats also include power outlets, which is amazing for me. I am typing this on the plane right now. Obviously this will not post until I land and connect to the internet. But I am able to use my laptop for hours of games, music, podcasts, audiobooks, and movies that I have.

I was also interested to see the route we would take, as it has surprised me in the past. When I went to China we flew over Canada, the North Pole, and Russia. This trip I would have expected us to fly over the Mediterranean and the Middle East but instead we went over Great Britain, down over East Europe, the Black Sea, and Iran (I did not know they were cool with that, or maybe there missiles just cant reach that high). I still have not been to Europe, but I have now been over Europe. Does that count for any thing?

Oh, how interesting living on sphere is.