Ways to make long-haul flights more enjoyable

To ensure that long flights do not affect your appearance and well-being, use the tricks described in this article.

Use online check-in

Most airlines offer online check-in, which opens 24 hours before departure and closes about four hours before departure. This will save you time and allow you to choose your own seat on the plane.

Avoid seats in the front rows

These seats are usually occupied by families with children, so if you choose this option, the chances of having a (possibly very loud) child sitting next to you are significantly higher.

Try to get a seat near the wing

When a plane hits turbulence, it starts to shake and jolt. If you take a seat in the center section, you will feel less of the shaking.

Go for a run or visit a gym

Many people experience a lot of stress when flying. Exercising before the flight will help combat this. In addition, intense exercise can tire you out so much that you immediately fall asleep on the plane. And this is only to your advantage.

Don’t sit still while you wait for your flight

You’ll be sitting in one place for 15 hours without the opportunity to walk around. So try to use the time before your flight to stretch your legs. Walk around the terminal, look at the shop windows. The main thing is not to sit in one place for too long.

Take an empty bottle with you

You can fill it up after you go through security. This way you can save on water. No need to overpay. You can also ask the flight attendants to top up your bottle during the flight.

Bring a snack

The food that flight attendants offer to buy will cost you quite a bit. In addition, onboard snacks are usually very salty. They will make you even more thirsty. Choose something that you can easily take with you. This can be raw vegetables, nuts or crackers. And if you don’t want to drink something with an incomprehensible taste, but you can’t do without theine, take a couple of bags of good tea with you.

Invest in a portable battery

And download plenty of movies to your phone or tablet in case the entertainment on board doesn’t inspire you. Also download a few games that you can play offline.

Use the TV to charge

Fighting for the right to use a wall socket is not a royal affair. Instead, quietly plug your phone into the USB port of the onboard TV.

Bring warm clothes

This can be a sweatshirt or a jumper. Even if you don’t feel cold, you can always roll them up and use them as a pillow.

Bring lip balm and moisturizer

Reuse them several times during the flight. There is nothing worse than arriving at your destination feeling like a dried fruit.