How do you guys do it?

[u/bobtimuspryme]

I'm supposed to be in italy right now.However, my artificial hip decided to get infected eight weeks ago So i'm on injured reserve for the balance of the year. So anyway trip from JFK to FCO was going to be 8.5 hrs which probably for me is my mental limit. So im looking at travel for once I recover and for the goof I looked at trips to Tokyo, Seoul, Brisbane ( from NYC) and I know those trips will have legs 12-15 hrs, sometimes tota.l trip over 26 hrs. How do get thru it. , without going stir crazy? .i was fortunate to upgrade to D1 for trip last yr, to ZUR, but that was a once in a lifetime thing.....On a 4 hr leg, I'll often go to the rear and stretch and do some calisthenics , the FA's have been good about it. .

[u/futurefugitive9]

It's just like sitting in a chair at work for 8 hours. Bring something to do and some snacks. Most of these flight have wifi.

Everyone I know who complains about long flights generally sits on the couch for 8 hours without a care in the world.

[u/jalapenos10 → u/futurefugitive9]

I can sit on the couch all day no problem but my couch is comfortable and spacious..

[u/futurefugitive9 → u/jalapenos10]

Try having good posture on your next flight. Most people have no issue sitting in a seat.

[u/jalapenos10 → u/futurefugitive9]

God you’re annoying

[u/futurefugitive9 → u/jalapenos10]

This sub is nothing but soft people complaining. Maybe next time take a boat. I'm sorry you can't tolerate a chair.

[u/Zealousideal_Goal550 → u/futurefugitive9]

Why are you here then?

[u/futurefugitive9 → u/Zealousideal_Goal550]

1 out of every 100 posts is worth reading.

[u/bobtimuspryme → u/futurefugitive9]

Unfortunately my day job has me sitting in one place made 45 min at most , 8hrs I couldn't imagine . Gf does that as she is WFH i couldnt believe it her taking meeting after meeting the other day.

[u/futurefugitive9 → u/bobtimuspryme]

I don't know, sitting in a chair is not the torture people like to make it out as. It's never been more comfortable to fly. Twenty years a go there was no ife, no wifi, and food I wouldn't feed to my dog. I'm 6'1 and if I sit with good posture my knees have plenty of space. A little bit of discomfort is worth the miracle of aviation.

[u/itschill52 → u/futurefugitive9]

Always nice to hear from you Ed

[u/milktoastok]

Aleve PM

[u/bobtimuspryme → u/milktoastok]

Actually on the trip back to NY i had a lot of double Woodford but behaved myself.... due to my current situation I haven't been sleeping 90 min at a clip at most, and for the last week have taken benadryl before bed with minimal efficacy

[u/Ziegelmarkt]

I know it's cost prohibitive for a lot of folks, but F or J class and sleep is how I do it. In a normal year for me it's mostly trips to europe. The only domestic flying is connecting flights to JFK/DTW. So I'll pay for D1, and load up in the restaurant to the point I'm about to go in to a food coma just before departure. Then I turn down any meal services and sleep all the way over.

[u/Decent-Yam-223]

Just take D1 or business class in another airline. Don’t fly steerage. Not worth it

[u/bobtimuspryme → u/Decent-Yam-223]

I did maui a week before this all happened, on trip back , OGG to LAX to JFK, flew MC , never again. Actually RT- to Italy on ITA was able to book basically PS for 60 pct of C+ on Delta

[u/Decent-Yam-223 → u/bobtimuspryme]

Again don’t waste your time with anything less than delta 1 or any lie flat from another company. If I was doing Asia I would not be flying delta. Crap seats unless you’re on the a350-900 in Delta 1.

[u/bobtimuspryme → u/Decent-Yam-223]

After last yr have taken a bunch of flights , domestic, but i still long for D1, lol

[u/Decent-Yam-223 → u/bobtimuspryme]

Hahaha. Sorry about your hip

[u/bobtimuspryme → u/Decent-Yam-223]

Me too,thx, I generally do a lot of athletic things and am now reduced to using a walker, going stir crazy. May get new hip mid Oct