Ergonomics Expert Explains How to Sleep on a Plane | WSJ Pro Perfected 

I have ADVICE. WE HAVE TO LEARN SKILLS AND SRUDY HARD TO GET A HIGH PAYING JOB SO WE CAN FLY BUSINESS CLASS EVERYTIME 😂

This comment made me laugh a little too much!! youre so right!

so don't be poor! hehe

So true... hahaha

hahah exactly thinking the same.

Best comment so far. Lol

Pure dead brilliant 😂❤😂

​@@barbarahallowell2613a more brilliant idea is to actually just IDK fly business. Work hard and you can afford it

You qualify for the Nobel price!

lol omg I literally LOL’d Thank you!

But her great tips! Like "Avoid the Middle Seat." 🤣🤣 What a waste of a video.

As a shy person who is very self conscious and needs a private environment to sleep, I just don't care about sleep on flights and stay awake for as long as possible playing video games until I reach a private space or our destination where I can sleep, as I cannot sleep in upright positions no matter what. This led me to stay awake for 36 hours and 50 hours straight on flights that I had recently with my mom. I am only 17 years old so it is easy for me to stay awake that long I guess without falling asleep. I never nap during the day as I have a fear and instinct built into me of not wanting to be seen or observed in a state of sleep or unconsciousness, so this is what I do and I am fine with that. I rather save the extra money and stay in economy class as I have a saving mentality and I don't want to waste my mom's money or my money when I get older.

​@@rohandhanota9944a simple solution is to study hard, work hard, invest smartly, be rich and always fly business 😂

BUT make sure that you have too much money to spend, then just spend it. You never know how rich you can be

I’m not spending 6 to 7,000 on buisness. Thats more than my rent money

😂

And if you need privacy, FIRST CLASS is always there for you 😂🤣

It's just as loud and stuffy in business class

@@RegenTonnenEnte nope

@@tesla-spectre yes since it's in the same plane you genius

Let them eat cake.

thanks a bunch. she just talks and talks around the issue, seems like never getting there.

If we could afford an upgrade we wouldn't be here though

@@sandwitht6264 yep

No. For most situations business class wouldnt bring ideal sleeping situations

Yep, no way to sleep comfortably!

"Avoid The Middle Seat" What a great video. 🤣🤣

Why 6 hours? Arbitrary or calculated number?

@@TTGTanner similarly, can you name a number minimum hair required to be not bald? Any number will seem arbitrary.

1) which government exactly? Aviation is international and transcends pretty much every single country 2) how do you define minimum comfort? That'll be an interesting one 3) as the other guy asked, how did you come up with 6 hours?

One must think ahead before taking action. More comfort -> more space required -> most cost -> people complaining about price. If government puts in price controls -> companies do not get enough revenue -> shut down -> NO ONE GETS TO FLY. Hooray!

Why? Airline deregulation made flying affordable. The free market has already solved this problem-- if you care about paying a ton of money for some additional comfort, go for it. Otherwise, cheaper options exist and shouldn't be unnecessarily outlawed.

I didn’t really think about this until I needed to sleep on a morning flight. I had to pull the strings on my hoodie and make it a little cocoon and actually slept pretty well. Will definitely use a eye mask next time but a hoodie will suffice if you ever forget one

They are good at blocking out light. But having something banded around my head is not relaxing.

Just started traveling for work and after multiple trips purchasing a eye mask has been a definite game changer for me.

@@cisium1184 You get used to it. Then, putting the mast actually puts you in a mind state for sleep.

@@Lisekplhehe ehhhhhhhhh maybe I tried that myself on a 7 hour flight recently didn't work out all too well

Airlines to save money and reduce weight

they're not designed for your comfort, they're designed to be sat on during flight, period. One has nothing to do with the other. There's a reason you don't see leather recliners on commercial planes (at least not in cattle class)

@@aloysiusdrake7471 I can design a plastic bucket seat that's more comfortable than the stuff I sit on in airplanes.

Must be a little person getting his back for being mocked all his life. "The best part is, I am getting paid for this! MWAH-HA-HA-HA!"

Ah trains aren't so bad planes are worse seat wise at least with a train you can stretch your legs

Maybe you should stop being poor and buy first class

@@tylerparkinson2361not everyone has the money for it bro 💀

@@franana_ So you want more comfort but you also don't want to pay more for it? Perhaps, you should also try wanting a job then.

@@user-vt6td9hp3gbecause planes used to be comfortable but the rich got to greedy making seats smaller and price more expensive same goes to other corporations lowering quality and wanting more profit by paying minimum costs and not fair wages. Everything got expensive and wages didn’t improve. You either to young or so privileged in your bubble to understand.

​@@desertmoonlee6631 The tickets are expensive because customers are willing to pay for it. That's hardly greediness. Don't like it? Travel by train, then. Maybe I am privileged but what you are is entitled. Flight is a business not charity, a luxury business at that.

As someone who has taken red eyes in First, it's just as bad or worse. The seats in Coach have armrests that can fold up. If you don't have anyone else in your row, you can lift them and then sleep lying down. Seats in First have hard barriers between them. Even if nobody is sitting in the other seat, you can't sleep horizontally. The only time flying Business or First really helps are on overseas flights where they get real beds.

Business class is good enough. Got upgraded once from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. Super comfortable.

Well said.

True

They will if we're willing to pay more...

I hate them on planes. I’m short so not only do my feet not touch the ground, but the headrest is above my head so just means I can’t actually sit back at all.

agreed at 6'5. I'm taller than the seat back on economy seats

buy business class

You are very good at joking

Well, aren't you special. If you were only like 5'3" or 5'4", huh?

I know, me too. At 6'2", my johnson is so big, that I have to get another ticket for the seat in front of me.

watch a video about manspreading on max volume

Ah good strategy

Or take the night train if possible.

Only millionaires can afford business class

@@warmikeSadly trains don’t go on water

​@@KaedeAnimationI think not really, you need to check carefully when you book tickets, there may be at times an option for business class for just a bit more

Girl where are you flying to, the moon?

​@@stefanalin9489 If you fly to the other side of the planet, you're going to be flying for at least 24 hours

So probably Australia

i did 34 hrs last time, it helped that on my 2nd flight leg, i had the whole row to myself its amazing loi but both are like 12 + 10 hrs

@@Banom7a 🤣 lucky wait 34 hours what were you traveling to Africa or something?

All that is given to you for transatlantic flights

This still happens in transatlantic flights

@@NankitaBR if it’s overnight they give you the sleeping equipment

@strandkorbst9643 I've literally just travelled to Spain during the day and they gave us the package

the good old 90s ❤

I recently argued this point with my HR department, claiming that my height/size could be am ADA covered disability in this situation. Though I was refused any small upgrade for that 15 hour flight of a 20+ hour trip, the policy was later changed to allow for Economy Plus if deemed potentially necessary by the immediate supervisor.

@@761jared Corporate policy was upgrade for all international flights. The "Economy Plus" seat is just an old school bulkhead/exit row seat with more recline. Good luck.

@@Mike_GA Not the flights I've been on. The seats are the same but they have much needed extra legroom between seats, front to back. There are entire sections of Economy Plus (or equivalent) and, of course, incur an additional cost.

Many people don't have that option. I'm required to travel internationally for work and use work travel site/coordinator to do it. BEFORE traveling, I have to get all the details approved first, which doesn't include seating above Economy, no matter how long the flight. Only afterwards can I report the actual expenses, but only to reduce the initial approved total amount to the smallest value. Anything over isn't covered except in extremely unusual circumstances. And if you're paying $1000 for a one way domestic flight, that's just wasteful spending for such a short event.

@@761jared I 1000% agree with your response. I was being VERY sarcastic. I am a taller than average woman so flights can be extremely uncomfortable (even painful) so it really sucks that those things aren't taken into account for flyers, other than fork up more money 😕

@@Lifeofkash AH, ok. Unfortunately, sarcasm isn't easily noted in written language, especially if we write the same as we speak. I appreciate the clarification! 👍

​@@761jared 🤣 indeed so

​@@Lifeofkash ah join the club kissy lady ain't comfortable me me either it actually hurts pile that on with long legs and you just about got it

Buy ANC headphones/earphones

Above average is practically always a disadvantage in a high performance vehicle. Meatspace compromises on its size and functionality.

Good ain't nothing worse that that when you're trying to get some shut eye

Must be an american carrier judging from the service lolol

@@ondreiii 🤣 quite possibly but it was a 9 hour flight so I'm guessing op went to Europe or somewhere else far

Did you take Xanax or another sleep or relax medicine?

@@dreamthedream8929 No, I was completely unmedicated at the time

@@oh-noe how could you relax and calm down enough to sleep?

@@dreamthedream8929 planes are a relaxing environment for me. I can't do anything since I'm in the air, and I don't need to worry about the journey because I know capable people are in control of the plane. It's like pausing my life for a moment, then when I land I can resume my life again

@oh-noe but that feeling of not being able to do anything while up there doesn't cause significant anxiety in you? Especially being stuck on the plane for a while, I think its claustrophobia or something, a lot of people have that. Have you ever had a full blown panic attack in flight? A lot of people have reported that they have had. And very important question and an obvious one is how do you deal with turbulence? What's your trick? What's the worst turbulence that you have had on a flight?

BS. Pillows are rubbish

And they would go bankrupt. More space=Less seats. Flights would become unaffordable. They already operate on razor thin margins.

​@@RCJH2022Emirates don't seem to be going bankrupt. It's not for every airline, but airlines flying long haul should consider it.

Have you ridden it many times?

​@amatvkhmer No not at all. I say this because I like airplanes and just as there are old and new things, new airplanes are quieter and better to fly. And economy is different in many aircraft and models. So yeah, that is somthing to have in mind but again, economy is still economy 🤷🏽‍♂️

You forgot drugs.

What is it

Happened to me only I couldn't move my legs

They did tests with that configuration, but they can't evacuate the plane fast enough to comply with safety regulations

​@@andrewwong5455 Oh of course. But how interesting! Do you remember which airline it was?