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Don't take sleep aids until you're in the air - Airplane tip

by Melanie Linn Gutowski (RSS feed) on Aug 9th 2010 at 11:16AM

Though it may seem appealing to sleep through those long waits on the tarmac, avoid the temptation to take a sleep aid until you're up in the air.

You may miss important announcements, or, worse yet, you may be asked to disembark and wait for a later plane.

If you plan to take a sleep aid, be sure to take a seat where you are less likely to block in other passengers, like a window seat or a middle seat. Your fellow passengers don't want to climb over your dead weight in the middle of the night.

[Photo: Flickr | mirjoran]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sikter Efendi Apr 25th 2011 3:03PM

You know that little pill is 1/4 of a Kilogram, right? 250.000 mg :))

Seattle Dredge Apr 28th 2011 9:23PM

Great tip! I'm a bit of a sleep-aid addict myself, although I've never actually taken one on an air-plane. I will definitely keep this in mind though.

CnvCurmudgeon May 11th 2011 11:04AM

I prefer a window seat and two Tylenol PMs for nighttime transatlantic flights going east. I sleep for about 6 hrs of a trip from Chicago to Frankfurt, then am ready to face a full day of business before crashing into my hotel-room bed at about 8 PM.

brad May 19th 2011 5:29AM

you're very right , don't take the sleep aid until your inside the plane, or better yet when it's about to take off. Also it should atleast be an 6-8 hours flight. good post.

donna Jun 20th 2011 5:53AM

I can't sleep when I'm in the air ;) Interesting article http://www.cigs4girls.com/buy-cigarettes/lady

Gerri Aug 15th 2011 12:39PM

Fro ideas about how to keep the kids busy so you can nap check out GreatFamily VacationDestinations (dot)com website

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