Comments on: Should I Sleep or Stay Awake on My Next Flight? https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/ Your Resource for Better Travel Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 By: Lee Huffman https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526686 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:22:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526686 This is a tough question, especially when you’re flying in Business or First Class. You want to experience everything there is on the flight, but you also want to be refreshed when you arrive at your destination. I’ll do some reading and maybe watch a movie, then take a nap for about half of the flight length. That way I can enjoy the food, drinks, and service, but still be ready to explore my destination.

]]> By: Eric Boromisa https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526670 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 05:52:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526670 In reply to MeanMeosh.

Absolutely – I’m willing to pay usually $100 or more to avoid these flights, absolute day wreckers.

]]> By: Eric Boromisa https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526669 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 05:51:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526669 In reply to Scott Mackenzie.

I think it depends on when you land since there are typically two groups of departures from the West Coast – if you land in the afternoon/evening, stay up during the flight. If you arrive in the morning, then sleep on the flight. Many flights to Southeast Asia are thankfully 6+ hours and few timezones off from the northeast asian gateway cities, so you could try to get some shuteye then.

]]> By: JAXBA https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526615 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 12:13:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526615 Sleep on aircraft? I don’t understand. Flat beds are for binge watching, no?

]]> By: Scott Mackenzie https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526607 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 03:09:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526607 I’ve found that staying awake on flights to Asia is almost too easy and usually a mistake: I end up taking days to adjust to the time change.

The worst case scenario is that I have a connection in Asia. I remember taking a flight from Seoul to Siem Reap, and I was so tired at that point (after a morning departure from LAX) that I fell asleep as soon as I buckled my seat belt. With no one else in business class, the flight attendant was disappointed she had no one to serve.

]]> By: MeanMeosh https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526605 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 22:07:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526605 By far the worst are the West Coast – central US redeyes, i.e. LAX-DFW that leaves LA at midnight and arrives at DFW at 5 am. Some flights from India to SE Asia follow similar schedules. You might get 2 hours of sleep if you’re lucky. Those are brutal no matter how you slice it.

]]> By: Scott Mackenzie https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526584 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:17:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526584 In reply to leothelion.

GoSleep pillow and eye mask.
https://travelcodex.com/review-gosleep-travel-pillow-and-sleep-mask/

]]> By: leothelion https://www.travelcodex.com/sleep-or-awake-flight/#comment-526581 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:46:00 +0000 https://travelcodex.com/?p=172651#comment-526581 What brand of sleep mask is that?

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