Human Guinea Pigs Prepare For World’s First 20-hour Commercial Flight

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg, Time: Business
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 1:21pm

For decades, travelers have stoically endured jet lag as an unavoidable menace on long journeys. Now, as airlines push for record-breaking non-stop flights halfway around the planet, efforts to counter the debilitating symptoms are turning into a billion-dollar industry. Fresh insight into the physical and emotional toll of ultra-long haul travel should emerge this weekend when Qantas Airways Ltd.

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