Scheduling with 12 hour flights in mind

riegeljr · 07-05-2024, 02:05 PM

Hi

we're running a fictional league and are thinking about expanding it with some cities abroad. We value realism so we came up with a rule to prevent 12 hours flights:

Games played abroad will only be played by teams departing from an inter league city (e.g. the abroad city being Tokyo, the Legue being the West) and vis-versa.

Our schedule is pretty simple next to that.

I was wondering if this would technically even be possible and if you have any idea how to implement this?

bwburke94 · 07-07-2024, 03:46 PM

The easiest solution is to ensure an off day every time a team travels to or from an abroad city, but that's easier said than done.

MLB tries to do this with time zone changes, although it's only a problem in one direction.

Twistrafx · 07-25-2024, 11:38 AM

Scheduling games with 12-hour flights is a cool idea but definitely tricky. To make it work, you might want to check out empty leg charter flights. These could fit your travel needs pretty well and help keep the schedule on track. It might make travel more comfortable and easier for the teams.
Another thought is to give teams an off day whenever they travel to or from an abroad city. That way, they get some rest and the travel isn't as hard on them.

07-05-2024, 02:05 PM	#1
riegeljr Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2024 Posts: 1	Scheduling with 12 hour flights in mind Hi we're running a fictional league and are thinking about expanding it with some cities abroad. We value realism so we came up with a rule to prevent 12 hours flights: Games played abroad will only be played by teams departing from an inter league city (e.g. the abroad city being Tokyo, the Legue being the West) and vis-versa. Our schedule is pretty simple next to that. I was wondering if this would technically even be possible and if you have any idea how to implement this?

07-25-2024, 11:38 AM	#3
Twistrafx Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2024 Posts: 1	Scheduling games with 12-hour flights is a cool idea but definitely tricky. To make it work, you might want to check out empty leg charter flights. These could fit your travel needs pretty well and help keep the schedule on track. It might make travel more comfortable and easier for the teams. Another thought is to give teams an off day whenever they travel to or from an abroad city. That way, they get some rest and the travel isn't as hard on them. Last edited by Twistrafx; 07-29-2024 at 11:04 AM.

07-07-2024, 03:46 PM	#2
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,467	The easiest solution is to ensure an off day every time a team travels to or from an abroad city, but that's easier said than done. MLB tries to do this with time zone changes, although it's only a problem in one direction.