Things to do on an a long haul flight?

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marianne

When you're nervous, it helps to have things around you that are familiar and comforting. So load up your iPod if you have one with your favorite tunes and bring it along in your carry-on.

Bring a favorite comfy scarf or large shawl you can wrap around you, and if you can fit it in your bag, a small pillow which you can scent with your favorite perfume or lavender, which helps you sleep (lightly please - remember there are other passengers around you!)

If you're into Sudoku, bring a new Sudoku book - it can be very absorbing. And now's the time to indulge in some magazines you never get the time to read at home. When you're finished with them, you can leave them with the flight attendants for the next passenger, so you don't have to carry them at your destination.

A deck of cards to play with your mother would be fun, or crosswords you can work on together. And naturally any books you are reading.

On board, go easy on any alcoholic drinks (they have a strong effect due to the altitude), have plenty of water and light meals. You might like to take a walk up and down the aisle every hour, to stretch out and help pass the time.

If all else fails, listen to music and look out the window at the completely amazing, gorgeous views you will get of landscape and clouds, and remember how lucky you are to be able to see things from this perspective. A hundred years ago, it was just a dream to fly, and now it's so commonplace that people spend more time trying to forget they are doing it.

Have a very good trip.

Prof Robin Stealidge

Have a chicken phall curry before you travel, then make sure you are the 1st person to use the onboard toilet, then sit back and relax as you watch other people's faces when they come out the toilet.

Yogi

I regularly do the 40 hours to Europe (yes it stops), I can't sleep, and don't read as it you become aware of any bumps, wine and WC liaison is your only hope

Toby J

Try to book a seat as far forward as possible. The further forward you sit in the cabin, the smoother the flight. Take regular walks around the cabin, this will help you become familiar with your surroundings. Take some music that reminds you of a happy time in your life to listen to. If you smoke, get some patches. Avoid anything with caffeine in it.

sohabe

clean suggestions? no fun.. the best way to pass time on a plane is a rendezvous in that thing they call a washroom... ohwell.. lol

if you have a laptop bring some favourite or new movies

thats what i do to pass time.. before you know it you are there

stefania

Listen to your mp3 player, watch movies on a laptop, watch the inflight entertainment, read a magazine, read a book, knit, talk to your mum, do crossword puzzles or other puzzles (like Sudoku), listen to an audio book. I recommend taking some type of ear plugs just to drown out some of the plane noise.

the1982smith

The best thing you could do would be book a first class flight! That way you will be in the lap of luxury enjoying the champagne and the absolute comfort... When you book a flight it's worth trying the old ZZZ code which can sometimes get you bumped up... Or you'll be so worried about how expensive the 1st class flight was and how you'll pay it back that you wont be concerned about flying!!

LAUREN K

crossword book or plenty magazines, good book, ipod, good movies, nintendo ds. good luck hope it aint to bad for you

Gobbledeegooke

brandy & lots of it

yulln

I generally can't sleep either, so i occupy myself with the inflight entertainment. If your long haul you should have access to a great range of entertainment on board. try that.
You could also get a good thick book to read

orhyswilliams

i'm a nervous flier too. I tend to take a really challenging word game, but once i tried to learn as much french as i could using the linguaphone gear? that really took my mind off it.

ShuggieMac

I am a terrible sleeper everywhere else but planes !!

Anyway to try and get some rest buy a pair of the soft foam ear plugs, they make dropping off quite a bit easier as they cut out a lot of the ambient noise.

I have lost count of the number of laung haul flights I have done and in all honesty the thing I find best to pass the time is a GOOD book. Simple as it sounds but get yourself a story that is pure entetainment and not heavy going and then just excape into another world. Movies and music are OK but as I say a book does it for me. Eight hours is a while so buy a big one.

Music Is The World

I know you said you couldnt sleep but thats the way I cope with the boredom of flying.

Try taking some diazipan.

Gavbo

Watch the in flight films, it will take your mind off it, for me its only the take off that makes me feel nervous. Just remember its still one of the safest ways to travel. It could be worse, you could be on a 13hr to Australia.

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