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Since I assume lots of people are flying this time of year

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[–] helmet91@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Choose a direct flight whenever possible. I usually would pick a shitty, more expensive airline over having a connecting flight.

I have to say, this is just a matter of personal preference. I cannot imagine myself enduring a 13 hour flight in one go, so I tend to pick an airline that happens to have connections in Dubai. It's about halfway when I'm visiting my girlfriend, and it feels really nice to walk around, stretch a bit, use a real toilet, etc.

My girlfriend is the opposite, she prefers to come here with a direct flight because it's less of a hassle and she's able to rest on the plane all the way.

Cheap airlines: you get what you pay for. You will be treated like cattle

That's true for European low-cost airlines. Sometimes they would treat you worse than cattle.

However, on AirAsia I had a much better experience, although I only flew once with them.

Generally, in Europe they would mess with your hand-carry.

With AirAsia, my experience was that no one gives a damn crap about your bags. Just follow their rules, and if your bag looks reasonable, no one will say anything.

On a long flight wearing your seat belt

I would suggest that at all times when you're seated, with one exception: don't wear it while boarding is still in progress and the seatbelt sign isn't on. While turbulence mostly can be predicted, in some rare cases it cannot be. But they remind you of that during either the safety briefing or the captain's first PA.

Wearing a mask is not a bad idea

Duh. I mean, why else would they be hanging right in front of you while the cabin is getting depressurized?

Just kidding. I know you meant medical masks.