Asklemmy

I can’t. I book day flights.

I like what comedian Ismo said, there are two types of people: people who can sleep anywhere and people who can't sleep anywhere. I'm from the first. You seem to be in the middle. I can fall asleep standing up.

I couldnt sleep for shit when I took an overnight flight a long time ago. The air pressure messing with my ears made it too uncomfortable to do so.

Personally, drugs

Ambien. Anyway, I have a Zzzband "pillow" that's essentially a large eye mask that has straps to strap your head to the headrest of your seat, great "travel pillow" I've ever used and I fly about 40 times a year.

I was recently on a 12 hour long flight and I couldn't sleep for more than 1 hour. If I am taking a domestic flight, I sleep like a baby. I had the hostess' wake me up for meals and it was always embarassing arrrrr

Alcohol and Benadryl. Its worth noting that I never feel like I've slept. To me it feels like I am just hovering on the edge of sleep the entire time, but my wife says I do sleep for a solid hour or two at a time.

Gummy and melatonin. Timed right, it actually works

The only time I ever slept comfortably in coach was when I was younger and on drugs.

These days, whenever it's reasonable, I upgrade.

With my face pasted against the window. After a while, all those tiny clouds look like a field of sheep 💤

Melatonin helps. It’s a natural chemical your brain releases to help make you drowsy at bedtime and you can get it over the counter to help sleep. It also resets your biological clock which makes it helpful for jet lag.

That with noise cancelling headphones or earplugs, a sleep mask to cover the eyes, and laying as flat as possible (even paying for business class) all help.

I haven’t been on a very long flight. Longest was 2 hours. Every time I keep my Kindle ready. Have multiple podcasts etc. But right after take-off, I go off like a bulb and wake up only after landing

Something to do with a combination of pressure difference, engine noise and all. Also it’s pretty cold usually

If I have a partner to travel with me, I can sleep by holding their hand and leaning on them or by laying on their lap.

I have also slept on semi-strangers lap once.... I'll give some context... We all were apart of an event ... Staff all knew who everyone was, so there was some implicit trust amongst us peers. As a result, I figured I'd ask this one person I was sitting with to hold their hand. The person later asked if I was tired & invited me to lay on their lap, so I could sleep. In any other travel, asking strangers to do such thing could have larger risks obviously.

Before: Turtl Travel Pillow. It's not easy, but it helps.

Now: Business class. I fly enough to rack up enough air miles that a seat upgrade is affordable if not free.

Alcohol and Dramamine. At least, that's how I do it so I'm not having a panic attack the entire flight.

I've only ever been comfortable in a small plane where I can see the pilot because I'm sitting like next to or behind them. If the engines cut out, those can glide a lot easier than a huge jumbo.

I have two wolves in me. One wishes he could be pilot. The other is afraid of flying.

Ear plugs, hat over my face, and fatigue. Sure I'm sore afterwards, but if i can sleep through at least half the flight I'm happy.

Like a baby. The older I've gotten I've gained the ability to fall asleep virtually anywhere. My wife is super jealous that I'm able to be asleep for an entire 5-7 hour flight.

Gentle turbulence actually helps, believe it or not.

A neck pillow and noise cancelling headphones makes the trick for me.

Forgive the Amazon link

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Google credit card churning. Work your way through amex and other point systems. Get free / cheap business class tickets with lay flat seats.

idk mate, I just decide to sleep and eventually I do.

1-2mg of Melatonin, remain motionless with eyes closed for ~20 minutes, you'll be out like a light. Make sure you take a smaller dose - most gummies are 5 or 10 mg, it honestly works better if you subdivide.

The one time I slept in a plane for more than an hour was when I wrapped my head in a blanket and had an empty seat next to me to lean on.

I once read somewhere that it's something to do with the altitude or the cabin air pressure that make people feel sleepy.

Personally. I can't do it and I find it very uncomfortable even trying to get to sleep on those long journeys. Even if I do fall asleep, hoping to paas the time and it ends up not being long and time has never passed.

I rarely sleep longer than 90 minutes at a time, unless I'm physically exhausted already. And yes, the neck hurts, but exhaustion hurts more.

I actually find it easier to fall a sleep on a plane - not that I have any issues anywhere else 😁 but as soon as I get on that plane, you bet I'm gonna get some zzz time. Even if its just a 2hr flight

Alcohol makes me sleepy, so I'll drink a little and then listen to rainstorms with my headphones.