slo’s MONDAY 3/20 poll - Sleeping On A Plane

[Moliphino]

I doze sometimes when I'm completely exhausted. The plane seats are too uncomfortable to manage more than that.

Once I had three seats all to myself on a flight from Tokyo to Chicago. That was fantastic and I did get some sleep on that flight.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I can doze on and off on a long overnight flight, or sometimes early in the morning. It's not good quality sleep at all though. I think last trip to Europe I probably got around 2-3 hours of broken sleep maybe.

 

[Christine]

I want to sleep on the plane, I just can't.

 

[SirDuff]

Depends on timing, length, and what class I'm flying. My flight this weekend departed just after midnight and was about 7 hours. And I was in business with a lie-flat seat. I put my seat into a bed as soon as I was allowed and basically got up as we started our descent. Not a full/solid sleep, but pretty good. I've taken that route a few times recently and the FA joked that I'm one of the easiest passengers ever - I don't even need a drink.

 

[JLTraveling]

I've only slept on a plane once. Midnight flight from Anchorage to Denver? Wide awake. Stuck in the Denver airport for what ended up being 24 hours? Dozed a little for a few minutes, but no actual sleep. Finally got on the next plane? Knocked out right after takeoff and didn't awaken until final descent. That's the only time I've been able to sleep on a plane.

 

[georgina]

I have great difficulty sleeping on a plane. For this reason I specifically chose a daytime flight instead of an overnight last summer when we flew to the UK. Our flight to Amsterdam in April is overnight, really messes me up without sleep.

 

[E&Cmom]

Very rarely. If I do it is just dozing on and off and it is either on a red eye flight or a very long one.

 

[nene0182]

I’m a horrible sleeper in general so nope can’t do it even if I’m extremely exhausted.

 

[fla4fun]

I don’t fly a lot, but my two flights to the UK I booked a flat bed seat and slept. It helped that the trip was overnight. I sleep when I am riding in a car so I don’t get motion sick, so that may have helped.

 

[mylilnikita]

I sleep only if it’s a red eye.
If going to MCO it’s a little over an hour flight non stop . My dd is famous for falling asleep automatically at lift off.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Only in Business/first class to Europe or South America, in the pod seats. At that only for a little bit.

 

[Mysterian]

It's easy for me to fall asleep on a plane, so long as it's reasonably quiet. If I recall, I don't sleep too heavily on a plane ,because I try to make sure I'm ready for landing.

 

[moniqueand2]

I can sleep on a plane but I usually read.

 

[SueInBoston]

If the flight is 4 or more hours or late in the evening, then I take a sleep aid and will fall asleep. It is not a restful sleep but at least the time goes by quick.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I try to sleep if it's a red eye flight and/or the flight is over 4 hours, but I'm usually not successful. When I flew from Tokyo to DC, I did get a row to myself so I was able to lay down and sleep for a bit.

 

[dcassetta]

I actually have trouble staying awake on flights. I am often asleep before take-off and wake up when we land, especially if I am in a window seat. It's a gift!

 

[kcool]

I never did until we decided to take an early flight New Year’s Day from Disney world. We stayed as late as we could at Magic Kingdom (those years is was like 3 AM) and then got back to the resort and got our bags and waited for the magic express. The entire family was asleep before takeoff.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

I am a great transportation sleeper. No problem sleeping on planes, trains, or in the car.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Oh, no. Can't sleep anywhere in public. I snore like a freight train.

 

[The Mayor]

Depends on the time of the flight. Early morning flights I’ll definitely fall asleep. Later flights some times. I don’t have any issues sleeping on the plane and I’m probably one of those people you‘ve walked past out like a light!!