I finally arrived after what seemed to be a 24 hour flight-but it was only about 14 hours.
I worked hard for a window seat to enjoy daylight during the entire flight.
But the pilot took us to the Arctic Ocean-where there is no daylight in winter!
When we finally turned south again, it was to fly several hours over Siberia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic-making a sharp turn before we entered China airspace.
Two questions, if anyone can answer them:
Is it still "Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)"? (Siberia and Russia are simply states or provinces of...the USSR?)
Why would my airline take the described flight path from Chicago to Osaka?