While some people absolutely love flying, others are tremendously terrified of it.
No matter which category you fall into, you probably hope and wish your flight be as peaceful and comfortable as possible every time. From finding ways to block out unwanted noise from your fellow passengers to nifty and handy travel hacks, these travel hints, tricks and tips will help you to not only have a more pleasant flying experience, but you might take away an extra trick or two about general travel from this article that you didnāt know before.
So buckle up and get ready for an awesome and insightful ride with us as your friendly and knowledgeable pilot! Here are 45 travel hacks to make your flights more comfortable.
Thanks for the tips! We are getting ready to fly (domestically) to Chicago. Iām a little nervousā¦Will keep the tips in mind.
Any experience with bad actors out there?
Hi @betsykehoe welcome to the community, weāre glad you found the hacks helpful, anything that can make a flight better is a plus in my book ā¦ turning left on boarding is always a good one, slightly heavier on the pocket book though.
Safe trip to Chicago ā¦ are you sitting there or going for pleasure?
@betsykehoe i flew to Chicago on Thursday, with a connection in Charlotteāno problems whatsoever. I also utilize the blue line subway to Wicker Park, which Iāve done for the last 10 years. Other than wearing a mask, the trip was identical to past experiences. Safe travels!
They donāt have a chance. Zero tolerance in the airports and airlines.
Enjoy. I have been flying domestically in the US since April without any problems other than some minor delays and flight changes.
We adapt and the beat goes on!
Actuallyā¦unfortunately this is not always the case. We flew (after a delightful International flight where we did turn left) on a US domestic Carrier from Dulles to LAX. We were
in the coach section. The āgentlemanā who sat next to us (he on the isle, so we were penned in) had a mask which he wore over his neck. He was a burly 240lb type, with tattoos. After listening to the flight attendants speed about keeping masks on AT ALL TIMES, etc. except when eating or drinking, he pulled out a box of food and ordered a can of sparkling water which he never opened. When we politely asked him (two hours into 5 hour flight) to pull his mask up, he replied very smugly that he was eating and drinking. The flight attendants passed by him quite regularly, and pretended they didnāt see him. They donāt want any more confrontations either. It was a packed flightā¦no complaining would have gotten us a new seat. He found the loop hole, and exploited it massively. We never had anything like that happen while flying in the E.U. That is what I am referring to when I say āBad Actorā.
We have decided for environmental reasons not to fly anymore - it just doesnāt seem right to cause such a lot of pollution just so we can get somewhere quickly/cheaplyā¦ it is only the lack of fuel tax that makes it artificially cheapā¦
We realised that it only puts the Americas and Australasia out of reach (we are UK based) we can get as far as Japan by train - and we are used to crossing countries by bicycle!!
@betsykehoe this saddens me to read this, but unfortunately Iām not surprised. Next month Iām taking my first flight since the pandemic started. I plan to wear my mask (of course), say āhelloā to my neighbour, and then put on eye masks (the type for sleeping), and pull up the hood of my hoodie. I think there will barely be any of my skin showing. I plan to stay that way through as much of the flight as possible. Secretly, Iām hoping to have a vacant seat next to me. Iām putting that request in my letter to Santa, so now I just have to be good for a while.
Power of positive thinking, that all will be well for my future flights. Been flying since May, and have been lucky on each flight with all my seat mates. Iāve been pleasantly surprised, that in all aspects, whether in the terminal, rest rooms, restaurants and TSA check, that everyone has been respectful of the current safety policies. Happy, stress free and safe travels to all!
We just had a similar experience where the 3 people in the row to our left continually pulled their masks below their chins on a 9 hour flight. The flight attendants reminded them every time they walked past to pull them back up but it never lasted more than ten minutes. It was very frustrating for all involved.
āNo complaining would have gotten us a new seatā means: There were no seats available, so there was no point in complaining. The flight was completely full. Any complaining we might have done would have just intensified our āseat mateāsā antagonism towards us (since there was no way to alert the flight attendant without him being aware we had done so.
Never just leave it be again! Even if there would have been no other seat for you, by pointing this guyās behavior out to the flight attendants, they would have had to act! And, believe me, there ARE possibilities for them to act, if not during this flight. They would have had to report him, and he definitely wouldnāt have liked that the authorities would have waited for him at the airport. A fee would only have been the first of his problems and rightly so.
If this kind of behavior isnāt reported, these people do it on the next flight and the next again!
Believe me, itās my job to deal with these people on each flight I board.
