Lengthy Flight Hacks Shared by Travel Consultants

We journey to faraway locations regardless of lengthy airplane rides. In truth, there’s a excessive likelihood that the phrases “I love a good 10-hour flight” have by no means been uttered in earnest.

The older we get, the more durable it’s to climate lengthy flights. Ongoing aches and pains, poor circulation and dehydration are a few of the bodily propensities which can be significantly troublesome points for adults 50-plus on prolonged flights.

But that’s not deterring many older adults. According to AARP’s 2026 Travel Trends survey, adults 50 and older are planning to incorporate worldwide journeys this yr. 

“I still feel like I’m 30,” says 58-year-old Linda Perillo of Perillo Tours, an Italy-focused tour firm based by her late father in 1945. “But our bodies whisper, Not so fast, Ponce de León.”

Perillo is among the many journey specialists who shared these 9 items of insider recommendation on the best way to soar via long-haul flights with the utmost quantity of ease. The purpose: Arrive at your vacation spot able to take all of it in.

Reposition your private merchandise

Once the seatbelt signal is off, Joy Loverde, creator and keynote speaker on household caregiving and growing older alone, scooches her private merchandise out from below the seat in entrance of her. The boomer traveler positions it on the entrance fringe of her personal seat, permitting her to totally prolong her legs. “I’ve found that this small adjustment for extra legroom is a lifesaver when I’m settling into a position comfortable enough for me to get a few hours of uninterrupted sleep,” Loverde says.

Soundproof your flight

“Silence is the closest thing to luxury most people will get on a plane, and it’s really the one thing you need most,” says frequent traveler Tracy Lamourie, 56. That’s very true as entry to quick and free in-flight Wi-Fi — which is able to make streaming extra out there — will increase. She gained’t fly with out construction-grade over-the-ear noise-canceling headphones. “You can’t play anything on them, but they reduce the cabin noise to such a huge extent that you can actually sleep,” she says. “I cannot tell you how much of a difference that makes.”