- lip balm so your lips don't get dry and cracked
- red wine works better for me than beer
- I eat the meals because I like to nap after meals
- don't watch movies because the bright lights will keep you awak
- listen to relaxing music on your headphones, but choose a playlist that will run out after about 30 minutes
- a small pillow can help if you get uncomfortable on flat, hard plane seat cushions. Soemtimes the airlines give you these, but a folded up shirt under your thighs will also help
- dont sit near the toilets or galleys because they will be noisy
- if you suspect the flight might be a bit empty, get a seat near the back. It's noisier but there is a much higher chance of nabbing a row of seats to yourself.
Finally, pharmaceuticals : sleeping tablets work great, and the best sleep I ever had was stretched out across 5 seats on a 777 after a tiring weekend and a mild sleeping tablet.
I never drink alcohol (or caffeine) on long haul plane flights -- dehydration is really really awful, and you dehydrate so quickly on planes with the air conditioning going all the time. But then again my "long haul" flights are 20hrs+, not 10.
- lip balm so your lips don't get dry and cracked - red wine works better for me than beer - I eat the meals because I like to nap after meals - don't watch movies because the bright lights will keep you awak - listen to relaxing music on your headphones, but choose a playlist that will run out after about 30 minutes - a small pillow can help if you get uncomfortable on flat, hard plane seat cushions. Soemtimes the airlines give you these, but a folded up shirt under your thighs will also help - dont sit near the toilets or galleys because they will be noisy - if you suspect the flight might be a bit empty, get a seat near the back. It's noisier but there is a much higher chance of nabbing a row of seats to yourself.
Finally, pharmaceuticals : sleeping tablets work great, and the best sleep I ever had was stretched out across 5 seats on a 777 after a tiring weekend and a mild sleeping tablet.