Sleeping on aircraft.

[Fred_Quimby]

I fly long haul every year to NZ. How do people get to sleep? Apart from upgrading to Business Class(expensive) or getting blathered. I always ask for more leg room. So what tips and tricks do people have to help get you to sleep?

 

[Blue Smarties]

Closing your eyes is a good start.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

A friend of mine is married to a woman from Venezuela and they visited there regularly. He would pop a sleeping pill the minute the plane started on the runway and was asleep within 20 mins. He woke up after about 8/9 hours almost there. Need to get hold of sleepers though. A visit to the doctor with “insomnia” will often get a weeks supply.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

A good strength diazepam is also useful.

 

[Barcon]

I can't sleep on planes. Every time I fly back to Manchester I get to the hotel after being awake for 24hrs and it's only 11 - 12pm.
I'm usually awake for about 36hrs before I get some kip.

 

[BimboBob]

First class. Bed. Evening flight. Sorted.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Fucking terrible at it. Even when I got the whole central seating section of a 747 to myself I only managed about an hour.

 

[idahoblues]

Pot edibles and as much booze as you can squeeze in

 

[Southern]

If you need a sleeping tablet

this is your friend. You can get it without prescription

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Reduced sleep the night before and then a few scoops at the airport lounge. Bite to eat on board with a few more sherbets then hoodie pulled over head accompanied by some pre fab sprout and off and away with the fairy's. A good seat pitch and lighting also helps like on the 787's.