Halfway through the four-hour flight she disappeared into the toilet with one of the soldiers and all cabin service came to a halt.

He would discover that playing Blokus was a lovely, relaxing way to avoid boredom during a four-hour flight.

Madeira is in the same time zone as Britain, which means that there is no jet lag after the four-hour flight.

During the flying boat's four-hour flight, Churchill was allowed to make a couple of slightly banked turns after taking the controls.

Its only a four-hour flight from Singapore so it's not very far.

Planners in the gulf had assigned between 100 and 200 targets for the U-2 to scan during its four-hour flight over Iraq.

As a refuge from the British winter, just a four-hour flight away, it is hard to better.

"If a person with flu gets on a plane and it's a three- or four-hour flight, you can bet everyone will be exposed," he said.

"It's a four-hour flight, and there is always an American aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean."

The refreshments on the four-hour flight - stop in Pittsburgh included - paralleled the seating.