Air travel has made travelling from one corner of the world to some other corner relatively easy. You can go from Australia to Dubai or UK to LA in 10-12 hours. Although, that time might seem little in grander scheme of things, those 10-12 hours can be mentally and physically draining, specially in economy class if you’re not prepared well. So in this guide, we’ll talk about some tips that will help your flight journey for the better.
Bring Entertainment with you
Charge all your devices and download some movies, music, ebooks or tv shows on them to keep you entertained during flight. Bring a book to read to give yourself a break from screen time.
Choose your seat
As cabin lights will be on night mode for most of the flight duration, most likely you’re going to sleeping for good amount of time in a long haul flight. Some people find window seat comfortable for sleeping while some like aisle seat. So, choose your seat accordingly to get good amount of sleep.
Bring Neck Pillow
As I previously mentioned that you’ll sleeping most of the time, I would suggest bringing a TRTL pillow as it is the most comfortable to get good amount of sleep. If you have trouble sleeping on airplanes, I would suggest listening to some yoga meditations or your sleep playlist.
Bring Eye Mask
Along with TRTL pillow, eye mask will help you in getting comfortable and good amount of sleep.
Do one thing at a time
In a long haul flight, you have plenty of time to do one thing at a time. So, if you’re watching a movie and your food comes, then pause the movie and enjoy your food. It helps you in focusing on one thing and also pass the time.
Stay Hydrated
Drink a lots of water and stay hydrated. Avoid drinking any sodas and booze as jet lag plus hangover is will ruin your next day of the trip.
Walk
Get up and walk in the plane or you can just stand and stretch a little bit every few hours. It’ll make you feel better.
Dress comfortably
Wear clothes likes hoodies, pajamas that’ll make you comfortable throughout the journey.
Wear compression socks
Compression socks help in increasing blood flow in your legs which will be really helpful as you’ll be seating most of the time.
Bring Noise cancelling headphones
Noise cancelling headphones will help in neutralising external surrounding noise.
Thank you for reading. If you follow above tips your long haul flight journey will be a way better experience for you and you can enjoy your trip peacefully. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below. Happy travels!
