Have you ever sat on a plane and found yourself bored and just twiddling your thumbs, maybe even watching the time go by on your watch? In this post you’ll find ideas and tips on what you could do on a plane so that time flies. All these suggestions should hopefully take a fair bit of time so that before you know it you’ll be at your travel destination.
Here are top ways to make time fly when on a plane.
Do some work
Working while flying may be the perfect way to get on top of your workload, or to do some work that you keep putting off. I personally find myself incredibly productive and motivated to write whilst on a plane and somehow very clear-headed. I find it’s a good time to do writing, photo editing, or other work that’s easy to do while flying.
Read a book or magazine
Reading a book or magazine, such as on a Kindle
, paperback, newspaper, or the In-Flight magazines is a good way to make time fly. If you have some good content and manage to get into it, then you may just have to pry yourself away from the book when you land.
Play a game
While flying consider playing games, such as small portable games including Wonders Of The World Top Trumps, portable chess etc. Or download games for your phone or tablet would also work. You’ll find heaps of games to play and one of my favourite games would be Angry Birds.
Watch something on Netflix, Prime or another service
If you use Netflix and have it downloaded onto your phone or tablet, then you can download certain movies and shows. There are now heaps of options on Netflix such as travel shows, movies, comedy and much more. You would need to download the content prior to travelling, and with a good quality connection such as when you’re at home. Other streaming services you could consider include BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime and Disney depending on your location.
Sort out your holiday photos
While on the plane it’s one of the best times to sort out your holiday photographs. Such as deleting bad photos, or just star-ing them on the camera such as 1 star-5 star. I often take 100’s if not 1000’s of photographs when I am travelling, so when on the plane I use that as a time to mark any photos I want to delete as 1 star. I then delete all the 1 stars photos after I have copied them to my computer. Normally I do this once I have a copy on my computer in case something goes wrong when I do it on my camera.
Plan your holiday itinerary
If you like leaving things to the last minute, then take a guidebook with you or download an App for your destination. Then when on the plane look through this and start jotting down and making notes on what you want to do during your trip.
Watch something using the in-flight entertainment
Especially on long haul flights you may have entertainment screens on the plane, allowing you to watch a TV show or Movie. Some of the best airlines even provide movies that are still in the cinema.
Clean up your computer
Another thing to do, although tedious, is to clean up your computer/laptop. I often end up with lots of rubbish on my desktop and in “my documents”, so cleaning this stuff up on the plane is a great way to use that time.
Sleep and rest
Maybe the most obvious thing to do if you’re on a plane and bored is to have a nap. Then hopefully by the time you wake up you will be at your destination. To make this easier download some relaxing music such as “Ambient Heaven
” and consider purchasing a decent Travel Neck Pillow and Sleep Mask.
