Here are some of the important things I always consider when flying.
1. As much as I love to be by the window to see our world outside, but if the flight will take more than 2 hours, I must choose the aisle seat for convenience. I can't seat for long, and it is very inconvenient to bother people if I have to stand up go to the aisle to take a short walk up and down the aisle ( yes, even just inside the plane), or to stretch, or go to the bathroom. I must be free to stand and walk without bothering others. If I can not have the aisle seat, then, I must have the seats near exits because of leg room and freedom to stretch.
2. I choose my meal option. I love it when they do not ask me what I want, instead, there is a meal ready for me :) .
3. To avoid leg and neck cramps, I get up from my seat every 30 minutes, as long as I am not asleep. But then, I always find it hard to sleep in the plane. And this is the inconvenience I face especially when I travel to the Philippines where the flight is 16 to 18 hours.
4. I think of happy memories to bring me to sleep. Or I imagine myself being in nature's wonderland.
5. We make our luggages distinguishable than others. It is a pain to get confused with so many luggages during luggage pick-up.
6. I do not want to be stressed when flying, thus our motto is, better early than rush!
4 comments:
Betchai, I am with you. I hate to fly but sometimes it is just the easiest option. I have to fly in a few downs down to Los Angeles which is only about a 45 minute to an hour flight but like you, I have to be in an aisle seat only because I am so claustrophobic. When I was on my flight to Hong Kong for 14 hours, I did not have a choice and had to sit in the middle between people and it was horrible. I don't know how I managed that flight.
I also have to have leg room and get up to walk around. Good tips.
Well, I love flying...I grew up, as a child, flying in small Cessnas, and, when I married Shawn's father, we flew in a four seater Cessna, from Boston to New Orleans to have Shawn baptized. It was so much fun. The longest time I was ever in transit was 24 hours from India to San Francisco. I do always try to have an aisle seat, toward the rear of the plane, since, usually the back gets to board first, near the bathroom but not on top of it. I want to make sure there is overhead space for my carry on so that I have a little leg room. I also carefully check seatguru.com so I can make sure my seating choic is a smart one. I also like to be at the airport plenty early and I make sure I have a water bottle that I fill before boarding since turbulence can mean the flight attendants can't get down the aisle to serve drinks. I take a low dose aspirin before take off and every six hours on a long flight to help prevent clots and I actually wear support socks. I had a young Indian friend who suffered an embolism a few days after his return to his ship in L. A. The doctor felt it was related to the long flight. I even carry exercise bands in my carry on so I can do stretches on long flights! I make sure I have saline nasal spray handy as well because my nose gets so stopped up on long flights.
I also don't like long flight! And the hassle of security nowadays makes the trip even longer..but if I have to flight to see family, your list of preparation sounds great.
Thanks for the tips. I find it useful. Why? Because I have never ever flown before. :p
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