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saram_
Joined: 13 May 2008
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| Veteran of many 12 hour flights here. Inside aisle seats rule. Get up when you feel like it or sleep undisturbed (your seatmates are generally together so they use the other aisle). |
Following up on this post...
I'd recommend...having a look at the following website and you can check out the best seats on most airplanes...
Worth a look and if you request one of the better seats it could be the diff between a smooth and a rocky flight..
The earlier you book your seat the better of course..
http://www.seatguru.com/
Ive used this site more than once to get a good seat and it does help a lot (especially if you have long legs etc)  |
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gtanime
Joined: 10 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Thanks to the people who gave me those nice tips, to the rest like the guy calling me "wimp" can suck my you know what.
I am flying with korean airlines so I guess is not going to be a bad flight. The longest flight for me was 7 hours, on the way, the seats on the middle were empty so I slept like a baby, on the way back I don't remember a thing because I was wasted, so I guess I would do the same.
Actually is not only 12 hours on air, if you include my 5 hours flight to L.A.
Once again thank you! |
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gtanime
Joined: 10 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:18 am Post subject: |
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and i forgot, the website saram_ gave us is pretty good,
Gracias! |
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pangaea
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| Last piece of advice is to get wasted w/ your friends the night before |
Staying up all night might be a good idea for some but getting trashed the night before a flight sounds like a really stupid idea. Starting out dehydrated and getting on a plane where I will become even more dehydrated, sitting in a cramped airplane seat for 12-14 hours, probably with a splitting headache, probably nauseous, possibly vomiting, and probably needing to make some urgent visits to a tiny, cramped airline bathroom with no privacy to speak of - no thank you. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| gtanime wrote: |
Thanks to the people who gave me those nice tips, to the rest like the guy calling me "wimp" can suck my you know what.
I am flying with korean airlines so I guess is not going to be a bad flight. The longest flight for me was 7 hours, on the way, the seats on the middle were empty so I slept like a baby, on the way back I don't remember a thing because I was wasted, so I guess I would do the same.
Actually is not only 12 hours on air, if you include my 5 hours flight to L.A.
Once again thank you! |
Do what I suggested. Except DO NOT sleep on the 5hr flight to LA. I stayed up all night. I didn't sleep on the flight to San Fran which was 5-6hrs, nor did I sleep during my 3hr layover. Once I got on that 12hr flight my eyes were hurting and I needed sleep BAD. I slept almost the whole 12hrs.
FYI I always take the window seat. Aisle seat = WORST. Here is why: first off, if you do sleep, the two people sitting next to you will want to wake you so they can use the toilet or stretch their legs. Secondly, the food cart and anyone barreling down the aisle tend to hit your arm or shoulder. You can't put your lets into the aisle, so why take that seat unless you have a bladder problem? |
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climber159
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Reflect on this video so you don't become one of those people complaining about the lack of Starbucks, Western food, Western thinking, and English in Korea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk |
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sesyeux
Joined: 20 Jul 2009
Location: king 'arrys
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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try a 16 hour air asia flight, window with two huge people asleep so i couldn't move, no in flight tv, ipod out of battery, read all books, at night so nothing to see out of the window.
in the end i spent five hours doing the 'what if' game. saved my life. that and slowly driving the kid in front insane with a chopstick. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| sesyeux wrote: |
try a 16 hour air asia flight, window with two huge people asleep so i couldn't move, no in flight tv, ipod out of battery, read all books, at night so nothing to see out of the window.
in the end i spent five hours doing the 'what if' game. saved my life. that and slowly driving the kid in front insane with a chopstick. |
Lol. If you want to play that game, I'll put you to shame. Try a 50 hour train ride in a hard sleeper in China to Tibet. First thing I notice when I flip my pillow around is green snot all over it, sand/hair/pubic hair all over my sheets, the person on the sleeper above me had a SEVERE foot odor problem, and whatever is supposed to be pushing air into the train had broken down. I spent a good amount of time in the space where cabins connect with my nose and mouth sucking air through a tiny gap between my cabin and the next. I fell asleep in that position, actually, for a blissful hour until an operator told me to go back to my sleeper. I have no idea how my friends managed to pass out for 9 hours straight wake up to eat/bathroom/take a short walk around the train, and pass out again a few hours later. I was up and suffering in stink and sweltering heat for about 80% of that time.
OP: Like someone said earlier, take a sleeping pill and knock the f*** out. |
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kimdeal54
Joined: 28 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Another tip if you're going to request an aisle seat... when checking in, ask for 'a centre aisle seat near the back of the plane'. The chances are quite good that you'll have two or three empty seats beside you. It depends on how busy the route is though... if the flight is fully booked, this won't work, but it's worth a shot. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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I have to take the aisle seat, because 1 in 3 or 4 flights, I get nauseous on either takeoff or landing (usually landing). I fly a LOT, too, so this can be very, er... unpleasant. Thankfully, even when we are supposed to wear seat belts, the flight attendants know the international mime for "I'm going to throw up! Please let me get up to use the bathroom!"
I'd rather be woken up for someone else to get by than vomit at my seat any day! |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Drink lots of wine and then sleep
Macbook Pro with a ton of games
iPad for e-books, and movies
PSP or DS
Have sex in the back with flight stewardess |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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yeah I think I got like 3 hours of sleep the night before I left.
If you can fall asleep on the plan thats anwhere from 1/2-3/4 of your trip!
I took Korean Air and became obsessed with beating this pong-like video game. I think I played it for 3 hours straight! |
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sesyeux
Joined: 20 Jul 2009
Location: king 'arrys
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
Lol. If you want to play that game, I'll put you to shame. Try a 50 hour train ride in a hard sleeper in China to Tibet. First thing I notice when I flip my pillow around is green snot all over it, sand/hair/pubic hair all over my sheets, the person on the sleeper above me had a SEVERE foot odor problem, and whatever is supposed to be pushing air into the train had broken down. I spent a good amount of time in the space where cabins connect with my nose and mouth sucking air through a tiny gap between my cabin and the next. I fell asleep in that position, actually, for a blissful hour until an operator told me to go back to my sleeper. I have no idea how my friends managed to pass out for 9 hours straight wake up to eat/bathroom/take a short walk around the train, and pass out again a few hours later. I was up and suffering in stink and sweltering heat for about 80% of that time.
OP: Like someone said earlier, take a sleeping pill and knock the f*** out. |
awesome! |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| I fly from Korea to the UK and back again twice every year, that's about 18 hours plus transfer time (total 24 hours or so) |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Wear a suit and ask to get bumped up to business class. The food is excellent, the seats more comfortable and they never let your glass get empty.
If that doesn't work take some sleeping pills. Most doctors will supply you with a couple if you explain what they're for.
Put a few audiobooks on your mp3 player. |
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