Tips and tricks surviving a long-haul flight departing at midnight
I am going to travel from Seoul Incheon to Beirut via Abu Dhabi. I have looked up many sites that give tips on traveling long-haul. However, these are not helpful in my case, because there are some factors, mainly:
The trip to Incheon takes 4 hours. Seriously. I am staying in the south of the country, and Incheon is up in the north, which will not let me be "relaxed" before my flight.
The plane leaves at 00:40, when most, if not all people, are asleep. Another contributing factor against "relaxed".
The connection time is 5 hours.
Any tips to surviving this? Most tips I have seen seem to be flights leaving in the afternoon, not midnight.
As a side note, would it be a good idea to wear slippers? Or would my feet bleed because of being run over by other passengers' cabin bags' wheels?
----Added 3rd Sep----
Since the plane leaves at midnight, I would probably be tired. Would staying up for the meal be worth it? Or should I just give up and try to sleep?
Best Answer
We have a number of questions here already about preparing for long haul flights, and about sleeping on flights including the canonical What is the most comfortable way to sleep on a plane? . Combining the suggestions from those may help you a lot. Bring something to read to pass the time, a sleeping mask to help you sleep on the plane, and so on. If you want to wear slippers on the flight, put them in your carryon and switch into them once you are in your seat on the plane.
The hard part about catching a flight so late at night is being tired in the airport. I had a 1am flight to catch once that was delayed until 2. That was very difficult. We had arrived very early because there was nothing else to do where we were, and were relaxing while we passed the hours. Reading, chatting, charging our devices. Around 11:30 another plane came in, people lined up, and then staff started going around talking to all the people who were waiting. I couldn't tell why because as soon as they saw my passport in my hand they moved on to someone else. About 1 am, a woman came running up to the gate looking very panicked. By this time the plane had been gone for an hour of course. She looked hysterical. Clearly she had fallen asleep somewhere far from the gate. The staff had been looking for her, but not found her. So my tip for you is wait directly at your gate. Wait in the seats closest to where you will board, and in seats that the staff can easily see. That way if you happen to fall asleep, they will find you and you won't miss your flight by being asleep in a far corner of the airport when it leaves.
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Some tips:
- Make a list of everything you plan to take, especially all your docs, Passport, Visas (if required), boarding pass before you leave.
- Check the list before leaving.
- Wear comfortable clothes.
- Wear comfortable shoes.
- Take something to do. A book, puzzle, movies, whatever.
- Go with the flow.
If this is you first long-haul flight, sorry, this is when you're going to realize what you should do for the next one. Over preparing can be just as bad as under preparing.
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