Seating Arrangements
Going on a trip with a group of friends or family members? Your instinct might be to get seats that are all in the same line so you can be together, but you might want to resist it. We don't mean you should be sitting away from one another; we just mean there is a smarter way of sitting together.
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Instead of lining up, which means those sitting at the ends are actually really far apart, try sitting in couples or trios behind one another. Now everyone can talk to everyone, and handing over snacks is a lot easier.
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Don't Shy Away From Chemicals
A great deal of the tips on this list is about helping you spend a significant amount of time sleeping on the plane. There are home remedies and hacks around biological mechanisms, but it is now when we state the obvious — there is no shame in taking a sleeping pill.
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Just check for dosage and usage to make sure you are taking the amount appropriate for your weight and the duration of your flight, and enjoy some shut-eye.