Flying over the North pole and the Artic ocean - 24 November 2011

I have always had the idea that to fly half way around the globe would be flying either to the East or the West.

on 24 November 2011, I was on China Eastern Flight MU587 from PVG(Shanghai) to JFK(New York). It was A340-600, B-6051, the ultra long-range commercial aircraft.

The flight time was 15 hours. The plane headed north and flew over the Northpole and the Arctic ocean. It entered Canada from the north and headed to New York.

Through out the flights, 3 meals were served. 2 full meals and 1 breakfast. The seats were comfortable though I couldn't fall asleep on my flight to JFK.