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Why overnight flights are called red-eyes

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Airlines don't even try to hide the physical toll of overnight travel. The term 'red-eye' wasn't invented by a clever marketing team; it was coined literally because passengers stagger off the 6:00 AM arrivals looking like completely exhausted, bloodshot zombies.

Why overnight flights are called red-eyes
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