How do you deal with a 24-hour flight?

Veröffentlicht: 17. Juli 2022, 10:44 Uhr

Von: wom87

Oh, the horror! Twenty -four hours in a tin can full of other people is not fun, but if you travel to the other end of the world, it cannot really be avoided. Our flights from London to Port Vila via Singapore and Brisbane meant a total transfer of 36 hours - 24 of them in flight. When we reached our hotel, we were in a zombie -like state, but still human. So we mastered our 24-hour flight.

Choose a good seat

You can select your seat online for most airlines. If you can do this only 24 hours before the flight, make sure you do so soon after the booking opened. If you travel in pairs, choose two seats in the middle row. In this way you do not have to get up for others (you can get out on the other), nor do you bother someone if you go to the toilet or access the roof of the roof or simply move. My personal preferences for seats are below. Use Seatguru to find a seating schedule for your flight, since things are sometimes not as expected (e.g. an output series can be smaller than other rows, not greater). Avoid seats on the back to minimize engine noises, sit away from toilets to avoid traffic, and do not book near the Scoding, as this is often reserved for restless babies and their suffering parents. Order of my preferences:

Gangs in the middle row (I just have to get up for one person instead of for two)
Gangplatz in a series of pages (I don't have to ask for permission to go to the toilet)
Window place in a series of side (I don't stick in the middle)
A medium seat in the middle row (I stuck in the middle, but does not have to get up if my neighbor wants to get out)
A medium -sized seat in a row (EURGH)

Arm you

If you are on a 24-hour flight, you will probably plan to be gone for a while. I know, the last thing you want to do is to compile yourself with many things, but you should take this trip seriously and prepare yourself as well as possible. Take a set of good earplugs, a eye mask, a neck pillow (preferably no inflatable, since you are less comfortable), a toothbrush and toothpaste, good headphones, comfortable socks and an ereader full of books and/or an iPad full of films in case you lack the on -board entertainment. Friends of mine swear by melatonin to sleep, but I prefer to do without drugs if possible. All of this may sound a lot to be worn, but your journey will make your trip bearable.

Eat slightly

Consider option for a vegetarian meal. It will help you avoid heavy meat and ensure that you are served in front of the masses. Don't eat the bread because it flows up. Avoid coffee and alcohol because you dehydrate them and protect the sugar. Eat as easy as possible so as not to feel lethargic. This is a marathon and a severe meal will lie like a stone in your stomach and pull you down through every step.

Don't be too British

Do not be too polite. Of course, a little bit of British helps - for example, being nice to the flight attendants is enough - but don't be too reserved. On our 13-hour flight to Singapore, I was sitting next to a toddler that took me wake up three times during sleep. I was tried to ask the parents who had a gang place to exchange with the child so that I would not step, but I didn't, mainly because I thought she didn't want her daughter to go away if she falls asleep herself. I could just cope with all of this until they went to the toilet and fell asleep the child with my shoes. The kicks suddenly became much more difficult to master. I never applied the courage to ask her to swap the seats, but I asked the mother to take off my shoes to the child. She apologized appropriately, I was appropriately embarrassed and we tacitly agreed to never talk about it again.

This moment of non-British made life easier for me in the next few hours. The moral of history is: just be direct. If someone is forcibly knocking on the armrest or throws a light light into a dark cabin or does something that bothers others, just ask him to stop. And finally it is okay to reject your seat on a long -haul flight. You will feel like an asshole, but if it is the only way to get some sleep, do it. Just make sure that you only go back as far as you have to.

Moisten and hydrate

In the course of my long journey, I made sure to drink a lot of water and to supply my face with moisture to ensure that my skin remained fresh. Unfortunately, it was not clear to me that the rest of my skin also needed attention. At the last flight my legs suddenly started to itch - so much that it was difficult for me to sit still. Twenty -four hours on the plane, your skin will withdraw the moisture, so go to the bathroom after your stopover and apply some body lotion. It will help you avoid a painful last stage.

Move!

I always underestimate how important that is. I usually only get up when I have to go to the toilet. Otherwise I stay on my place with my bag under the seat in front of me. This is unhealthy and even dangerous on a long -haul flight. When you walk around, you stay smooth and energetic. Try to get up every hour and move when you are awake - one more reason to book a gang place.

Be careful with germs

Flights are not necessarily bad for their health because of an increased amount of germs, but because of their reduced ability to combat them. Therefore, pay attention to hygiene. Wash your hands or use antibacterial gel before you eat, open the toilet door from the inside with a handkerchief and drink a lot of liquid to support your immune system.

Take over the new time zone

As soon as you get on the plane, set your time to your new zone. This will change your mind and encourage your body to follow. Flight crews often use cabin lighting to display when you should sleep and when you should wake up, which are generally tailored to your new time zone. So this should help you to adapt. A 24-hour flight messes up your internal clock-this is inevitable-but it helps to "think" in the new time zone as soon as possible. The other important thing is to stay awake until at least 8 p.m. on the day of your arrival ... but I will not preach because I fell asleep at 4:30 p.m. and slept into the early morning. Four days later I still pay for it.