They travel arrangements apparently were going to take 40 hours which even Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association President Warren Blake admitted was a bit long.
"Simone makes her own decisions and she has decided; granted when I looked at the itinerary that she got from the JOA (Jamaica Olympic Association), the layover was a bit long," he said. "I can understand her not wanting that long layover. "
Doing a quick search, it looks like unless she flys to Brisbane (1 hour away) there would be nothing quicker than 30 hours. If she flew to Brisbane, it looks like there were a few 25 hour flights.