Do any of you remember your first time on a plane?
By Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
Israel
June 6, 2023 6:17am CST
I do not. Maybe it was when I went to New York to the World's Fair. I either traveled by plane or drove cross country. I enjoyed driving cross country from the East to the West and see so many different things. I guess it brings back my traveling days because since I have come to live in Israel I only traveled here the year before I came to live here and been back to the States twice since I came to live here. I went back in the very beginning to bring things because of the wattage. It is 220 here and not 110 and the other time was to go back and work and was stuck there for 6 months and I asked G-d to bring me Home and I would not leave. So, I would like to hear whoever has traveled on a plane their first time on one.
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@AmbiePam (92474)
• United States
6 Jun 23
The first time I did, I was only two years old, so I don't remember anything about it (my family moved to California). The next time I traveled by plane, I was nineteen (had won a trip to Australia & New Zealand). I didn't think anything of it, but to my surprise my sister was very apprehensive. She kept saying reassuring things, and I patted her hand, and said I appreciated her efforts, but I was fine with flying. She snapped back at me that the comforting words weren't for my benefit.
I had no idea. She'd flown several times before (obviously without me), and she had never told me it made her nervous.
I had no idea. She'd flown several times before (obviously without me), and she had never told me it made her nervous.2 people like this
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
6 Jun 23
I remember the first time I rode the plane was with my parents. And ti was a very short plane ride. 40 minutes. I was maybe around 5 years old coz I wasn't in school yet. We normally start school at 6 years old. The part I remember was that we almost missed our plane coz my mom had a little accident. She sprained her ankle and we had to go to the hospital. And she was on assisted going up the plane seated in a wheelchair and she wasn't seated next to me and my dad.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
6 Jun 23
@Hannihar She enjoyed our short vacation. It wasn't a serious injury. She was immediately healed after a day.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
7 Jun 23
@toniganzon
Wow, she must heal fast. I am a slow healer. I am glad she enjoyed the vacation and glad it was not a serious injury.
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@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
6 Jun 23
Yes I do as a matter of fact.
It was when my Mother took us to Ireland her homeland when I was 10 yrs old.
I got sick on the plane
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@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
7 Jun 23
@Hannihar Yes it was no fun getting sick lol
But yeah I flew many times after that Hanni
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
8 Jun 23
@RebeccasFarm
I was sick on a plane too and it is not fun at all. I ended up in a hospital I did not know at all.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
7 Jun 23
@RebeccasFarm
That must have been fun getting sick on the plane. Have you flown since then? 10 is quite young.
That must have been something seeing your Mom's Homeland.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50205)
• United States
6 Jun 23
I was 6 months old and don’t remember. We were moving to England.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50205)
• United States
7 Jun 23
@Hannihar My daddy was in the United States Air Force. We were in Tampa, Florida. He was stationed there and got reassigned to a base in England. We left England in 1965 and went to Michigan.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
7 Jun 23
@Tampa_girl7
You were very young and I can understand why you do not remember.
Where did you move from to England and when did you move to the United States?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
8 Jun 23
@Tampa_girl7
Thank you for explaining that. So, did you travel around a lot and live in different places and not be able to make friends to last a long time?
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Jun 23
At that time I had a trip with my friend. We went to the destination by train and went home by plane. My friend was nice to give me the seat which was close to the window so that I could see the outside. And this is my first experience to take a plane. Everything went well
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
6 Jun 23
A few years ago was the first time I had flown anywhere. My boyfriend and I went to Las Vegas. I was nervous, but I ended up liking it. But the flight back was bad because I got sick while we were in Las Vegas. So I was sick on the flight back. I wouldn't mind flying again now that Covid isn't as bad.
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
13 Jun 23
@Hannihar I would like to go back to Las Vegas and my mother had talking about going to Peru. But she is afraid of flying.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
16 Jun 23
@JESSY3236
Vegas is a fun place to visit. I have been there a lot and enjoyed it. Everyone has something that bothers then and fear of flying is hers. Did she ever get to Peru?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
7 Jun 23
@JESSY3236
It is no fun being sick on the plane. I love Las Vegas and was there a few times. Where would you like to fly to?
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
7 Jun 23
The first time was in 3rd grade when I had to be flown back to my family after spending a super boring month at my grandma's house in the province. I could not recall much from the plane ride itself. I was just so eager to go home.
The second flight was to New York and it felt like the first time because I was already 19 and had to fly solo. It was the longest flight ever! Plane had to refuel at least 2x.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
7 Jun 23
@almostoveryou
It sounds like you had quite an experience on the plane. I am sorry your very first time on the plane was not enjoyable.
Did the plane go straight to New York? I have been back to the
States a couple of times since I came to live in Israel and when I landed in New York I had to take another plane to where I was going. It is very tiresome long flights. From Israel to New York a long flight too.
Did you watch a movie? On long flights, they have movies on the planes.
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
8 Jun 23
@almostoveryou
I always liked going out of Chicago when I went to Israel. So you were on one plane. Did you see anything of Anchorage and Chicago. I am from Minneapolis so I visited Chicago and also flew out of there once. I was told I had to fly out of New York in order to go back to Israel instead of Chicago. I was sad about that. It sounds like a long long plane ride. I am glad that the person helped you through the plane ride and chatted with you. That is too bad they did not have where you could watch movies. Nowadays if on a long flight should be able to watch a movie. That is too bad it was before they put them on planes. I am glad that you could chat with the person to help the time go fast for you.
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@almostoveryou (4777)
• Philippines
8 Jun 23
@Hannihar from Manila we had a short layover in Seoul, then plane had to refuel in Anchorage. After Anchorage, we stopped by Chicago for a change of planes then it's JFK. I spent the time chatting with a male Korean passenger. I appreciated him so much because he kept me so comfy and busy the whole time our plane was passing through Japan.
At that time, the airplane didn't have a device where you can watch a movie. There was only radio? that I could listen to with an earpiece. That's what I remember. I dream of riding a plane with Wi-Fi so I wouldn't get bored. Either that or I download episodes of Korean dramas on my device so I'll have something to be busy with.
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@manikarnika (3236)
• India
7 Jun 23
Yeah...We went to Ooty Honeymoon through Indigo Flight, around 2018.It was my first fight and enjoyable too.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
6 Jun 23
It was a domestic flight from Delhi to jaipur
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
6 Jun 23
@Butterfingers
Even thought it was a domestic flight did you still enjoy it?
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@zhangxueying (3340)
• China
7 Jun 23
In 2014, at the age of 26, I made my first flight from Hangzhou in our country to the capital city of Beijing. We had lunch during a 2-hour flight.
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@Beestring (14527)
• Hong Kong
6 Jun 23
The first time I traveled on a plane was from HK to Manila. I was studying in the university. Joined a group tour to the Philippines during summer holidays. It was a fun trip.
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