Pending on redeye flight length; 6 hours vs 12 hours vs 19 hours. Also if you are seating coach vs business; the recommendations and strategy will change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind that airline travel is at its worse; most airlines have moved into a lean\/lean model with commoditizing basic comforts into an up-charge. This with most flights being 100% booked, empty seats are rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. On the longer flights take a layover and then buy a united club pass (or another brand) for the airport lounge; aim for 3-4 hours to relax and de-stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Do whatever you can to hack a business class fare; sign up for their credit card and use miles+money – typically my goto (if you don’t have any FF miles). Buy upgrade at airport day of the flight (risky). Check FF forums in other ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. If business class is a “no-go”; st the very least grab an exit row seat; although most of the scumbag airlines are moving this to an economy+ seat and no longer give away for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Headphones; grab a pair of in-ear; fairly high-end; Shure is my favorite brand. Over-ear headphones (Bose) are bad for long flights; they bruise ear\/soar, you cannot easily sleep with them on and snag while sleeping and will wake you up. The in-ear soft ones that expand are the best and can be worn for extended lengths with little discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Dress for comfort, and make sure you solve both hot and cold temperatures; there seems to be 0 control over what the flight attendants set for a temp; some flights are freezing; others are like being on the sun; have noticed that exit row tends to leak cold air in through the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Have multiple media sources; typically I go with, a. kindle b. audiobooks c. music d. movies on tablets; have a giant cellphone battery for backup to above for the longer 12hours+ flights. Besides the music; relaxing nature sounds are great for sleeping and drowning out the horrors of air travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Thick socks or slippers; personally I can’t sleep with shoes on; but on colder flights, you end up freezing your tootsies off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. DO NOT sit anywhere near the bathroom!!! People congregate there throughout the entire flight and will keep you up; not to mention the smell on the +12 hour flights can start to become unpleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Misc: Big bottle of water; toothpaste, toothbrush, other freshen-up bathroom supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Get on a flight early so you can stuff your carry-on in overhead and save your foot space; unpack essentials into your seat pocket or have a mini bag to put under your seat (I store a mini bag inside my carry-on). Some airlines now charge for carry-on or only allow 1; keep that in mind if you go this route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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