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Bring headphones - Airplane tip

by Paul Ruth (RSS feed) on Jan 9th 2010 at 7:43AM

Headphones are an absolute "must-have" when traveling on an airplane, for several reasons --

On longer flights, it's common to show a movie, and you probably want to hear it well.
On other flights, the plane may have on-board games or on-demand music.
Of course, you may bring your own pre-recorded music to help get away.
The largest benefit, though, is simply to help cancel out "airplane noise."

Airplanes can be very loud -- for example, engines, crying babies, or a snoring aisle-mate can all make a flight more stressful. Headphones are an important accessory to help you relax, tune out the sounds, and pass the time.

An a pinch, you can always put headphones on to avoid a chatty seatmate (you don't even need to turn on music to silence your talkative neighbor).

[Ed's note: See all Gadling's posts about headphones here.]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

mal723 Sep 26th 2010 11:57AM

How about just taking a set of ear plugs and a good book.

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