[maccard]

Granted, I'm not in the same boat as exec's, but I'm a student and have had dealings with people from other universities in the UK (I'm irish), and I have flown, met them in airport hotels, and flown home same day or first flight following morning.

[dasil003]

Yeah but New York => LA is over 5 hours. Is there any flight from Ireland to the UK that takes more than 1:30?

[seabee]

Flying UK-Ireland takes less time than most intercity train journeys, so that is not surprising.