Fri Mar 09, 2007 – Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (SGN)

United 1247  (non-stop 3h 49m)
319 Airbus
Depart: DFW 07:25 AM
Arrive: SFO 09:14 AM
1,464 miles traveled

connecting to . . .

United 0869 (1 stop in Hong Kong, 17h 21m)
Boeing 747-400
Depart: SFO 11:49 AM
Arrive: SGN 10:10 PM Mar 10
7,836 miles traveled

Oh, I can’t believe I forgot to post this.  After we got back from NY about a month ago I decided to check on what a first class ticket could cost just from San Fran to Saigon rountrip so I can power my laptop the whole time.  Care to take a guess?  $19,500 for ONE roundtrip ticket.  I kid you not.  Business class was over $5,000 per roundtrip ticket.  Yup, we’ll be rolling in coach.

After we land in Saigon, we are off on a two and a half hour ride to the town of My Tho.

If you are wondering what the time change will be for us, Vietnam is ahead 13 hours of Texas time.

And here’s the forecast: