what do you do on really long flights

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Nik
Cheat on your boyfriend.

The voice of experience?

 

Listen to music
read
drink
in flight movies
rub one out
sleep
drink
listen to music
read......etc

 

[nageov3t]

read, and listen to music.

I usually take a novel, magazine, and newspaper, and switch between the three whenever I get bored of one. if you're going to be flying with a friend, an mp3 player + Y headphone adapter works pretty great, that way you and your friend can talk about the music

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: kalster

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: kalster
its not non stop
i have like 3 stops though

1 hour flight, stop, 11 hours, stop, 10 hours, stop, 2 hours

if you dont mind, can I ask which airline is it and what will the stops be?

air india
san diego - lax - frankfurt - mumbai - final destination

thanks

wow i think going to India via the west from Cali would be faster, no?

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: RaDragon
1- In-flight movie
2- Read (magazine or book)
3- Drink water
4- Sleep
5- Read (magazine or book)

You might want one of these as well... Sometimes, recirculated "purified" air isn't all that. -_-

haaven't you heard... "Ionic Breeze"s do NOTHING . Go look at consumer reports.

 

[kip1124]

Okay, I've flown 10 trans-pacific flights within last 4 months (5 roundtrips), and this is what I found works for me.

First of all, and most important for me, invest in a good set of noise-cancelling headphones. I have the Sennheiser (sp?), and it is simply wonderful. Make sure you have a spare set of batteries, or put in a fresh set of batteries for the pack. On one of the flights, my batteries ran out and I had to do without the noise-cancelling part. It drove me nuts, and the difference is night and day.

I also try not to sleep the night before, so when I get on the plane, all I do is sleep. In-flight movies are hard to watch, and even on flights like Cathay Pacific, where you get those personal LCD screens, you get bored quick.

Don't drink alcohol or too much liquid of any kind. It really sucks having to wait in long lines to use the lavatories, especially going in right after someone who dropped a stinker. I can usually do without using the toilet even during the long flights.

Wear comfortable clothing, especially pants and shoes that are not constricting! When seated in upright position for a long time, your lower extremities tend to swell up, causing extreme discomfort. Try to avoid wearing tight jeans or shoes. China Airlines always provides a pair of slippers for you to use during the long flights, and I love them for it. And their blankets are some of the warmest. It does get very cold during some time, so bring a sweat shirt/fleece jacket you can easily shed and put back on. Even with the blanket, it gets really cold.

Use those travel neck pillows and eye-shade thingies if you have them. Cathay Pacific provides eye-shades and toothbrush, but I don't remember any other airlines that do. Little things like these can make a big difference.

I usually put on my Sennheiser headphones right when I get on the plane, tune to one of the music stations on low-volume, and sleep throughout the flights. I usually listen to the airline-provided music stations, because I want to be able to listen to the announcements. If you're flying an Indian airline, then there will be an Indian music station available. When I flew China Airline, there was a Chinese music station, as well as American music station. When I flew Cathay Pacific, there was Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malay, and Thai music stations. And Philipine Airline had Filipino music... you get the idea.

Some of the best airlines are Cathay Pacific and China Airlines (not to be confused with Air China), with excellent cabin features, friendly staff, good food, and smoking-hot flight attendants who provide excellent service. They will fuss over you, if you can manage to say some basic things in their native languages. Did I mention they are smoking hot?

Some of the best deals are Eva Airways, if you book Eva deluxe class. You get business class-like legroom and amenities, without the business class price. It's usually only couple hundred dollars more than the economy.

Some of the worst is Philippine Airlines and Northwest. Philippine Airlines' crew was very unprofessional, and even rude (not to me, but to many others around me). The cabin was so cold, I thought I was gonna freeze to death. Many others complained of the icy condition, but the crew couldn't care less. Northwest crew is comprised of unionized, jaded old ladies (at least everytime I flew), who provided some of the worst service. I was told because they are unionized, they don't give the extra effort their Asian counterparts always provide. I'm not being too harsh, as I hear same thing from many other people who flew their trans-pacific routes.

If all fails, you can always whip it out and....

 

[tennisflip]

Take Virgin and play video games.

 

[jai6638]

well i usually fly to Dubai, UAE in the middle east which is a 14 hour direct flight.. work on my laptop for 3 hours, sleep for 3-4 hours, watch movies for 3-4 hours, eat for a total of an hour , read for half hour while listening to music...

Time flies by quickly but maybe thats coz im a frequent flyer..

 

[jjones]

Drink, read a little, sleep a lot.

 

[Oyeve]

Any flight over 4 hours means booze, booze and more booze with a coupla Benadryls. That usually knocks me out for a bit. I hate flying with a passion.



*DISCLAIMER*

Taking medication, even over the counter kinds,
is not reccommeded with alcohol. I hold no responsibility
and am not liable should someone attempt the above.

(In case some idiot does what i do and dies! )

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: kalster
Flying home to India next week

have a 22 hour flight , I am travelling alone

wondering what you guys typically do on flights, I cant sleep that well on flights

Fart and see how the other passengers react. This can actually be done without getting noticed because of the airflow in the cabin.

Enjoy.

 

[GasX]

Take 1 aspirin and 1 aleve before the flight and again half way through.

This will reduce the aches and pains associated with sitting in an uncomfortable seat for a long period of time and will eliminate the risk of having DVTs.

Bring 2 or 3 good books. nothing too deep, but definitely interesting.

Bring a magazine or two.

Don't see a new movie until you get on that plane.

 

[Kelemvor]

Hope for a hot babe sitting next to you that wants to take some trips to the bathroom to join the Mile High Club.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: kalster
Flying home to India next week

have a 22 hour flight , I am travelling alone

wondering what you guys typically do on flights, I cant sleep that well on flights

Portable DVD player and a stack of movies and batteries =)