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⌈ Secret Post #2591 ⌋

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Re: Any frequent fliers?

[ryttu3k]

So, my model is going to be Sydney, Australia to either LA or San Francisco, which I've done back and forth three times now. It's fourteen hours, but fairly close.

You have a few days to prepare, so try resetting your body clock as best you can - trying to get closer to whatever your destination will be.

With an eighteen-hour flight, you probably will get a meal, unless it's a super budget one. Check your flight details, it should tell you if they're included. (Using Sydney-SF or LA, you get two meals included. Leaving afternoon Sydney time, you get dinner, then you get breakfast before arriving in the States. You also get snacks. This is for economy.)

Regarding hydration, you can buy a bottle of water once you get past security. Beforehand, no. Afterwards, yes. You could also get snacks, but they tend to be super expensive. You can also request water at any time from the flight attendants.

NECK PILLOW. You will want this, even if you have a seat against a window. On that long a flight, you'll have a blanket and pillow provided, but the neck pillow gives extra support.

For comfort on a long flight, I'd also bring a very lightweight jacket (remember that you'll have to keep it nearby even if you're not wearing it, so you don't want anything too bulky, and again, you get a blanket), comfortable shoes (and socks - I usually take my shoes off as soon as I'm seated), and clothing that isn't too restrictive. Jeans can feel damn stiff after wearing them continuously for eighteen hours! Last time I flew home from the States, I actually wore pyjama pants, and that was completely acceptable.

Try to make sure your personal bag is small, and keep anything you think you'd need in it, especially things like medication. It's all about maximising how much legroom you have.

There will always be the jerk who shoves their chair right back at the start of the flight. Always. Generally, if you POLITELY ask them to move their seat back up, they will, and they've got to for meals. Hopefully, whoever you sit next to will be cool, too.

Seating! If you can, exit row is godly, particularly the window seat exit row. You may have to pay extra. For the rest, avoid the middle seats, they get all the downsides of aisle and window and none of the advantages. For window seats, they're good for the view, to have a wall to lean against, and to only have one person next to you - downside, they can be a bit colder and you have to climb over people if you need to get out. Aisle seats give you the most freedom of movement, but it's more exposed and you can have people clambering all over YOU. So if you prioritise sleeping a lot, window. If you prioritise getting up and walking around easily, aisle. (Best seat I had - aside from the underbooked flight when I had three seats all to myself and could actually lie down - was an aisle seat riiiight at the back of the plane. Only one person next to me since the back row only had two seats on the side instead of three, and I could use the area behind the seats to stretch.)

You SHOULD be able to choose your seat when you check in - most airlines let you do this 24-48 hours ahead. There may be a small fee, but that's often worth it to be comfortable for nearly a full day.