Janae’s Jumpseat :
I’m a flight attendant and I do a lot of long-haul flying on my days off to just enjoy my benefits. Most people focus on the travel pillow, but what really gets people is not having any lower lumbar support. Even if you don’t have back problems. The way you’re sitting in these Seeds put a lot of strain on your lower back and hips. You don’t need to buy something separate, you can even just roll up a jacket from your carry on, just wedge it into your lower back. You need to also have something that’s gonna keep your knee from spreading open while trying to sleep, you naturally try and correct this by tenting up your hip flexors or your thighs, which makes it harder to sleep. So even just having a travel blanket tucked around your body/under your legs to support them works wonders. Same thing with your arms, when you’re trying to fall asleep and your arms are just flopping down, your body tries to stop that and keep waking up. You are going to be dehydrated. The air in these planes is so dry. So yes, be sure you have water. But bring electrolyte packets. That’s what you actually need. Bring an eye mask, and if you can get your hands on the facemasks that have the water inserts in them, I got them when I was in South Korea, but you can order a different ones online. That way while you’re sleeping if your mouth starts to open a little bit, or a lot, you’re not drying out your mouth like crazy. Compression socks, eye mask, and your favorite food and snacks. Break up your flight into one or two hour chunks. So instead of thinking oh my God I have 16 hours left, you make the decision to clean out your camera roll for an hour. Read a book for an hour. Listen to a specific podcast for an hour etc. Keep track of the flight time and 30 minutes to an hour before landing, going and use the restroom. Don’t wait until they’re doing final checks. If you can’t get up to stretch or get circulation going you can still do it in your seat and you should make sure that you’re doing something for such a long flight
2026-08-24 06:23:42