What do you prefer to do during a flight?
By Timea
@tzwrites (4835)
Romania
June 19, 2018 3:48pm CST
When I have to fly, I get nervous and stressed. I rarely manage to sleep on board a flight. Even if I fall asleep it's only for maximum half an hour or so. I am one of those people who likes to look outside at the clouds if it's daytime. The overnight long flights are the worst because I have to either listen to music or watch those in-flight movies.
I am wondering how everyone feels about flying and what you do to keep busy.
photo is mine
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13 responses
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
19 Jun 18
I mostly check out the scenery if it's daytime. Most airlines won't let you turn on your cell/smartphone and I get motion sickness if I read or do puzzles so I just look out the window or sleep. 
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
21 Jun 18
@Starmaiden Good games, as long as you can see something it's good. The transoceanic flights are bad because all you can see is clouds.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
19 Jun 18
@tzwrites During the night flights I like to play "Where am I?" I can't see anything but the city skylines below on the ground. According to how many cities are close together, I can geographically guess where we are flying over. I did this on my flight from Vancouver, Canada to Halifax, Canada. It was an 8 hr flight that took 12 hours. (An overnight flight with a 4 hour stopover in Toronto) I knew when we were flying over the Prairies because the city skylines are very clear and prominent. 
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
19 Jun 18
I must be a rarity as I love flying the whole experience from planning the trip, researching the place I am visiting booking into the airport getting on board the plane the take off and landing are the most exciting parts of the flight. Once Airborne I browse through the films on offer have dinner settle down to watch the film have a drink and put the bed down and try to sleep. If I wake up early I will read or watch something else on the TV have breakfast and before you know it we are landing again!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
21 Jun 18
@lnillerman Not all airlines. But then again there are some really obnoxious people who fly and are quite horrible not only to the crew but to the fellow passengers. These type of people deserve to be kicked off a flight.
@Shivram59 (35303)
• India
19 Jun 18
@tzwrites If it is daytime I love to watch clouds floating outside the window,and at night I read wildlife adventures until late I feel sleepy.
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@saritflor (3914)
• Hungary
19 Jun 18
Since I didn't do that for many time, I have no clue if smartphones are allowed during flight? at least something to spend the time with :)
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Jun 18
It is not so difficult for me to kill the time during a flight. I will watch a movie, or I will play the game. Then I will get some sleep. After that, there will be a meal time. After the meal, I will start to watch a movie and play the game and get some sleep again. Soon I will arrive at the destination.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Jun 18
Our flights are usually short about 45 minutes only. But I take the time to read the planes' magazines. I haven't finished a whole magazine yet when the stewardess announces we will be in a touching down already.
But if it is a very long flight like those traveling from abroad, which I haven't experienced, I will be playing on my phone or watching movies on the small TV in front of me.
@JudyEv (339549)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 18
I usually have a book of puzzles and a book to read. I find it hard to hear the dialogues on movies but sometimes I'll watch one as it takes up a couple of hours.
@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
21 Jun 18
I always feel nervous and stressed, I wish I am like those persons that aren't afraid of flying. I usually watch the movies to help the time to pass.
