On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:34:47 -0500, "Byker" wrote:

Emirates will operate the flight with a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and carry
256 passengers plus 15 tons of cargo

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/13/tr...ght/index.html

8,580 mi., 260 miles farther than Dubai-Los Angeles

17 hours in a noisy metal tube, full up people... can I have some
sedatives, please?...