Enduring Long Flights

[dpseadvr]

Everything that people have said is good but the best thing you can do is UPGRADE!!!!! get in 1st class all the room you need your own TV to watch all the food and drinks you want. I always upgrade just ask at the counter the cost will depend on who you fly.
It is the only way to fly.

[UmAnOnion]

Everything that people have said is good but the best thing you can do is UPGRADE!!!!! get in 1st class all the room you need your own TV to watch all the food and drinks you want. I always upgrade just ask at the counter the cost will depend on who you fly.
It is the only way to fly.

and if you flirt well enough (which kinda goes without saying to you Ron) some times they will cut you some slack on the upgrade charges...

the kilt has powers - USE THEM!!!

[Colin]

*get up and walk around alot.

*Wear shoes that you can take off , but that will still fit when your feet are asuffering from the altitude swelling (I prefer flip flops for this)

* Drink a ton of water

* download the newest Barleyjuice album (Bonnie Prince Barley) onto your iPod and catch up on your reading.

* stretch

* flirt with the good looking stewadesses (or the not as good looking one sif it gets you an extra pillow, meal, or warm face cloth

and last but not least, be thankful that you are on a flight that is measured in the hours, not on a road trip or ocean liner that could take days, weeks, or even months.

[BEEDEE]

As someone with near 3,000,000 logged on American Airlines I can suggest:

Get an exit row seat assignment if at all possible. (leg room)
Consider better living through chemistry - my favorite is Ambien (prescription sleeping aid) taken 30 minutes after take off. I would get at least six hours sleep on a transatlantic flight.

Brian

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

Sleep if you can, bring a good book or two, stay hydrated, and get good noise-cancelling headphones and listen to music you enjoy.

[threebanger]

Like everyone else has mentioned, bulkhead or exit row seats are a good idea (unless you're going the upgrade route), and I usually have stood up for a huge chunk of the transatlantic flights I've been on. I just don't like to sit that long. All the flight attendants I have had have been cool with it.

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Ugh! Long haul flights. Being a very tall 'bigger' (read very big ) guy all I can say is I dread them.

My worst would be a flight on a China Eastern cattle car from Shanghai to Fukuoka, I almost cried from the pain my legs were in as there was no legroom and the flight was absolutely full so no chance to stretch out .... people were carrying what appeared to be live crabs on that flight, absolutely horrific.

I also had a not so nice experience flying BMI from Manchester to O'hare, again very little leg room and a full flight, even when I managed to get the armrest up it didn't go back all the way so I had that digging into me for hours. :crap:

I guess it's one of the reasons I am "changing my eating habits" and getting exercise at the moment - losing a few inches could make the flights more fun (and safer as my fiancé would point out). Oh and there's these wedding photo things to consider....

Good luck Ron, I'm sure you'll have a good flight. I like to take lots of distractions (PSP, mp3 player, comics and books - though I rarely have the space to read them etc), I also like to change my watch as soon as I'm on the plane and try to adjust to that time zone - I like to do a little adjusting before I leave too - staying up late/going to bed early etc.

[Frank McGrath]

If the airline/airport has dvd players for rent, rent one with your favorite movie. I did it and it put me to sleep almost the whole way to Heathrow. As for the return trip, knock your wife down, breaking her arm, spend 24 hours pushing 4 suicases thru several train stations and airports, the stay awake while she sleeps so the airport cops don't take you bags. Once you hit the seat, you wil be dead until you land. Worked for me.

[James MacMillan]

If the airline/airport has dvd players for rent, rent one with your favorite movie. I did it and it put me to sleep almost the whole way to Heathrow. As for the return trip, knock your wife down, breaking her arm, spend 24 hours pushing 4 suicases thru several train stations and airports, the stay awake while she sleeps so the airport cops don't take you bags. Once you hit the seat, you wil be dead until you land. Worked for me.

Oh Honey - For our next flight, I'm being told that I need to break your arm - - How do you feel about that??......

[beowulf67]

and if you flirt well enough (which kinda goes without saying to you Ron) some times they will cut you some slack on the upgrade charges...

the kilt has powers - USE THEM!!!

Use the KILT, Luke!
May the KILT be with you.