Long Boring Airplane Trips
 

Most people have been on an airplane trip that takes forever. You have to sit in the same spot for hours. You didn't get a window seat. You have to sit next to your annoying sibling the whole time. You have absolutely nothing to do.

What do you like to do on long plane rides?

Personally I bring my MP3 player, some magazines and books, maybe a deck of cards or some other small game. If the airplane has individual TV's on the seats, I watch TV. If not, I watch whatever movie is playing, even if it's crappy. I also try to get a window seat so I can see out the window. Thankfully I don't have siblings, so I probably sleep for a bit too.

Discuss:

What do you do during long airplane trips?

AIRPORT SECURITY. WTF.

What are some things you can do to make the trip more interesting?
[Things that won't get you in serious trouble though.]

What are some memorable plane rides?
[longest, worst, nicest etc.]

I don't mind aeroplanes, so I can't think of a worst experience. My best experience was flying 11 hours from Heathrow to San Fransisco, there and back... first class.

Believe me, the luxury was indescribable. All I'll say is that the bed, bar, and massage were very enjoyable.

edit;
On normal trips, I take an iPod, books, and magnetic games.

Wow lucky! I'd love to fly first class!

I have to go on a trip to Holland, and I live in BC Canada, so it's going to be at least 9 hours, probably 11 or 12. I really hope I don't forget my MP3 at home, like last time I went on the plane.

Lol, aeroplanes.
That reminds me of aero bars.

I went on a plane when I was about 3 or 5.
I can't really remember it well, but I do know that I slept through it.
And we weren't allowed to look out the window.

You weren't allowed to look out the window?

Why??

What do you do during long airplane trips?
Normally I bring my MP3 player and Nintendo DS and attempt to drown out the sound of children crying and the never ending grind of airplane engines. I'll also normally pick up a few magazines at one of those airport Kiosks so I have something to read.

What are some thoings you can do to make the trip more interesting?
[Things that won't get you in serious trouble though]
Um...if I'm traveling with people I know we'll play "I Spy" or funny word games. Or if I'm on wicked long flights I'll get up and take walks up and down the isles (Which medical journals say is a good thing so you don't get blood clots) though that does tend to annoy the stewardesses...

What's the worst plane ride you've ever had?
Ugh, red eye flight...we got onto the plane to find someone else sitting in our seats because the airline had double booked so we ended up STANDING in the kitchen section of the plane as we taxied onto the runway before three empty seats could be found. I got seperated from my parents and ended up sitting in the last row next to a couple of drunken middle aged men. -___- oh and we missed our connecting flight. Thankfully that airline is no longer in service.

What's the longest plane ride you've ever had?
Hmm...I think the longest flight I've ever been on was the flight I took from Seattle to Tokyo...ten hours of boredom. Why is it on such long flights they always play such crappy movies? Though when the AC on the plane shut down they did give us free ice cream and popsicles

I've never been on an airplane before.. I'm too scared to get one

I'm always afraid when ever I get on a plane it's going to crash.. or it's going to get hi-jacked.

I've always been like this.. and not because of the terrorist attack..

I'm just a chicken when it comes to flying, a ship is less scary..

I listen to my MP3 player and watch movies.

And look outside when it's dark, then i can see all the city lights and everything.

OMGosh, airplane rides are fun!!! Not the small ones, but those big airplanes at the airport! =D Last time we went in an airplane was when we went to Yellowstone, it was awesome! Me and my sister took turns sitting by the window and they would bring out snacks sometimes. You could watch a movie to but I think we slept some but alot of the time looked out and took some pictures of the clouds. XD And brought things to do like draw or read. :3
The Chicago airport is COOL! Well, I like the huge windows. That airport is huge!

Anything that's moving, I can't read on. I bring my iPod, but it bores me rather quickly. I bring a book, but I get headaches pretty soon. I'm left to watch the flight movie and listen to the person next to me snore.

I hate large planes with a passion. If I go on a large plane, I'll be deaf for the rest of the day, and I won't hear normally for a few days. Small ones aren't as bad.

Anyone ever sit next to someone who should have purchased 2 seats for themselves? It's rather uncomfortable.

lol..longest plane ride i ever had was when i went to New York from singapore...it was like 3 flights.. i didn't mind the flights itself persay..but the transit >_> is even more horrible. By luck. all our transits occur in the middle of the night where they aren't anything to see at the airports >_<;;...the longest will probably be from New York Via anchorage to Taipei ._. i slept most of the time XD

Yeah, I've been on planes a lot.

All my family lives either on the East Coast or Europe, so either way it's pretty long.

Transfers can be fun, the Calgary Airport has a giant playground, a shopping mall and an astronomy center thing. Ususally transfers can be boring though.

What do you do during long airplane trips?
it depends on what air line i'm flying on.
most of those i've flown on have movies to watch.. so i just keep watching and watching (don't get bored because usually i don't get to watch any movies in the cinema in my free time)

if not, i try to sleep X'3 (i take medicine for air-sickness which causes drowsiness.. though i usually manage to fight it and stay awake to watch the inflight movies)

i don't take out my mp3.. usually just listen to what they have on the flight X'3

AIRPORT SECURITY.
with luck.. they're not too bad i guess..

What are some memorable plane rides?
longest plane ride.. was one that i had to do with a transit.
6.5 hours + 4 hours transit waiting time + 13 hours on the next plane.
IT WAS A LONG JOURNEY!! but totally worth it.
thankfully i didn't get airsick till nearing the end of it..
but i didn't puke.. so it wasn't too bad *phew*

it's one of the most memorable coz i did get a whole 3 seats to myself.. that allowed me to lie down and curl up to try to sleep
(think this happened on the way home from the trip)

My flight home from Germany was 13 hours.. I had brought my lap top so I played games on that until it died, I had my Ipod so I ended up listening to a ton of music, and I drew/played my DS the rest of the time. Reading was not an option mostly becaues I started getting sick.

Lucky for me though there were so few passengers that people could basically sit where they wanted and i had 3 seats to myself to stretch out on, and we could walk around. Flying Air Canada is a sweet deal for sure.

Now on the flight from Winnipeg to Toronto which is only 2 hours.. that was lame I sat between two old men, we were talking about cheese and wine tasting, and they smelt horrible, and it was cramped so I just listend to music and wanted it to be over.

I'd rather share a plane ride with one of my siblings, but that's because they're hella cool and awesome to talk to or hang out with.

3 seats? I usually fly US air and that never happens.

I hate being stuck between strange people. I'm always next to old people. Once I was by the aisle, and the guy by the window decided he had to go to the bathroom when the plane was just about to take off. He was a nice guy, but that really annoyed me.