Italy - started MSFS2020 about 22:15 hrs local time and no issues with loading and starting a flight. During flight all was working.
Looking forward for an explanation from Jorg and Asobo Team at the forthcoming developer stream of why this happened.
I have not yet moved to MSFS 2024 because not having a PC powerful enough and considering the high bandwidth requirements for continuous streaming (I do not have fiber connections)
Still, seems to me that MSFS 2020 loading times and stability worsened after MSFS 2024 release.
Honestly, I am more and more considering to purchase XP-12 to be able to reliably fly during my not-so-much spare time for this hobby.
Best of luck fellow Simmers