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Things to do on a long flight to Hit the Boredom

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Air travel is always fun until it’s a long one-hour journey! Do you also hate long-duration flights? If yes, we can help you with some things to do on a long flight so that you can beat boredom in a fun way. 

When traveling becomes fun instead of boredom, eventually the journey becomes more happening as you think. When you plan your long air travel, you make your mind calmer and need to show some patience during the flight. 

To make your every journey more wonderful than the previous one, we have something fascinating for you. Do you really want to know what we have in our bags? Travelers, we are going to tell you what things you can do in 12 hours or more than 12 hours flights. So without delay, let’s start discussing these points;

Things to Do on a Long Flight

  1. Carry Your Favorite Novel or Book

Books are the best friends of humans. You have heard this quote several times. Indeed, books are the perfect human companion. If you’re fond of reading novels or books, it can be your best timepass during a long flight. 

If you like the horror genre, you can read The Summer is Ended and We are not Yet Saved by Joey Comeau, The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, or  Bird Box by Josh Malerman. For romantic book lovers, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Red White & Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston, and Outlander by Diana Gabaldon can be the best reading options.

In your in-flight services, you will get so many things to read like newspapers, magazines, books, and cartoon magazines which you can use without paying any extra charges. If you forget to carry your books, you are free to use them as they are part of the service that you are enjoying. 

  1. Listen to Your Favourite Music

If the question of how to survive long flights in economy is bothering you a lot, here we have the best suitable answer for the same. You can carry your own playlist or you are free to use the in-flight music system. You can select any of your favorite songs in the playlist.  It’s all up to you, whether you want to use your playlist or the airline’s playlist. Music is one of the best ways through which you can beat your flight boredom. 

  1. Feel Free to Talk to Co-passengers 

It is one of the best things to do on a long flight. If you’re an extrovert person, this might be super easy for you. Traveling is always about meeting new people, engaging with them, and making some new friends. You can ask your fellow passenger to be part of your conversation.

But make sure you don’t ping them unnecessarily. Ask for their consent first, then start your chit-chat. You can either share your previous travel experiences or any current affair-related topic to start a conversation. 

This can be beneficial for both you and your fellow passengers. When an unknown person becomes part of your conversation, he or she might be feeling bored as you feel that’s why they join your conversation. 

  1. Watch Movies or Web Series 

Either you can watch your own downloaded movies, or use in-flight pre-downloaded movies. It is one of the easiest ways through which passengers can feel wholesome during their long flight. You can use your mobile screen or pre-installed TV screen in front of your seat. You just need to wear your headphones and choose your kind of movie and start enjoying them. 

If you want to finish a long web series this is the time that you must use. Complete all episodes of your desired series and enjoy an entertaining flight. Isn’t it an amazing trick to beat your long flight anxiety? You will find many known and unknown collections of movies, web series, popular TV shows, fashion shows, News, and much more during your air journey. 

Well, every single airline whether it is Lufthansa, United, Emirates, or American, provides various in-flight entertainment options to help passengers which they can get the best entertainment during their long and boring flights. These in-flight services are free of cost or included in your air tickets. So without any hesitation, utilize these services and enjoy your flight. 

  1. Pen Down Your Travel Experiences in a Notebook

When boredom hits you during a long flight, pick your pen and start writing your previous or current travel experiences. It gives you a thrilling vibe that you previously experienced.  When you have plenty of time, you can use it in a more productive way. If you ask us what to do on a long flight without wifi, our answer would be the “Pen down your travel experiences in a notebook”. 

This is one of the best and most productive tricks through which you can recall your best travel memories. This cheerful thing will surely bring a big smile to your face and instantly remove all the travel haul. 

  1. Sleep for Some Hours 

If you asked us, what thing you like to do when you are traveling on a long flight, we will always say, sleep, sleep, and more sleep. This is the best and most free thing that you can do during your long flight. Just relax, close your eyes, and start dreaming. 

What do you think about this plan? If your flight is 6-7 hours long, you can beat boredom by listening to music for 1 hour, watching movies for 2 hours, and boom you are killing your biggest enemy during the flight which is Boredom. 

  1. Edit Your Travel Reels or Photos

When your air travel is for long hours, and you have tons of reels and photos to edit, use this free time to make some thrilling reels that might be viral on social media. You can use this spare time in improving your editing skills through which you can create more Insta Worthy pictures and reels. Today every traveler makes more cinematic and aesthetic reels or videos for their social media feed. If you’re one such traveler, you can edit your pictures that you can’t edit due to your busy routine. Now you have time, so utilize it in a productive way. 

 

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