What are your air travel micro-hacks?

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In the recent What's your golden travel rule? thread, AFF members shared lots of great tips that can make a big difference to your travel.

There are lots of other little tips and tricks that definitely won't change your life, but are the kind of thing that make you think "ha, that's useful". Things like, how to raise the armrest on your aisle seat. Or how to soften the frozen butter you get with your Economy Class bread roll.

The Trick to Melt Rock-Hard Airline Butter (And Other Micro-Hacks)

Frequent flyers have lots of small micro-hacks that make air travel just that little bit easier - like knowing how to melt the frozen butter that comes with most Economy meals, or how to raise the armrest on the aisle. What's your best trick?

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What's your best air travel "micro-hack"?

 

[AIRwin]

Place the frozen butter on top of a power bank?

 

[serfty]

If a small pillow is provided on long haul economy flights, when trying to sleep with recline, don't use the pillow behind your neck, put it towards the rear of your seat cushion covering the join with the lower front of the seat back.

Sit on this to make more of a recline ramp when sleeping.

Works for me.

 

[Human]

If you're flying Economy and want extra legroom but you don't want to pay for it, make a kind and generous offer at the check-in counter along the lines of "In case you haven't found anyone willing to sit in the exit rows, I'm willing to if you'd like".

Works more often than you'd expect.

 

[Big John]

Not sure if this counts : Before getting to security screening, I empty the contents of my pockets into my hand luggage.

I avoid the extra step of dumping all my stuff into a tray (and holding up people behind me).

I also only have to keep my eye on one thing (my HL) rather than two (my HL and the tray).

Said contents are easily retrieved while in the lounge.

 

[Warks]

Not sure if this counts : Before getting to security screening, I empty the contents of my pockets into my hand luggage.

I avoid the extra step of dumping all my stuff into a tray (and holding up people behind me).

I also only have to keep my eye on one thing (my HL) rather than two (my HL and the tray).

Said contents are easily retrieved while in the lounge.

Yes I do that now. Still have to pull the laptop out at some airports but I chuck the phone, wallet (it sets of metal detectors for some reason) and whatever else is in my pockets into my laptop bag. Even better when you don't have to remove the laptop. I wish it would allow me to barge in front of those people who fart around for minutes with four trays to put all their cough in. But in the words of Mr Burns "I'm too nice!"

 

[Daver6]

On overnight flights or any longer flight where you remove your shoes, take a pair of hotel slippers with you. When you need to go to the bathroom use those. Leave on aircraft after the flight.

 

[drcam]

I take about $35 worth of gourmet nibbles from the David Jones or Myer food section (or other gourmet food store in town) with me - a mix of protein and sweets - if I find myself lucky enough to be on a long-haul whY flight.

 

[justinbrett]

On overnight flights or any longer flight where you remove your shoes, take a pair of hotel slippers with you. When you need to go to the bathroom use those. Leave on aircraft after the flight.

Or just bring thongs

 

[DejaBrew]

Or just bring thongs

Not quite sure how that's going to help....?

 

[justinbrett]

Not quite sure how that's going to help....?

This is the Australian Frequent Flyer. Use of the word thongs to mean footwear is fair game.

 

[Mattg]

On overnight flights or any longer flight where you remove your shoes, take a pair of hotel slippers with you. When you need to go to the bathroom use those. Leave on aircraft after the flight.

Most of the passengers on my last overnight flight in Y seemed to be going to the bathroom in their socks. Yuck.

 

[justinbrett]

Most of the passengers on my last overnight flight in Y seemed to be going to the bathroom in their socks. Yuck.

Simon from Flight Formula said he saw this on his recent AY Y review.

 

[Tiki]

For long layovers or flights without seat back ife, I download some Turkish tv shows with subtitles (any foreign show will do). I dislike headsets and earbuds so I can watch the show with subtitles and no sound to bother others.

 

[AIRwin]

For long layovers or flights without seat back ife, I download some Turkish tv shows with subtitles (any foreign show will do). I dislike headsets and earbuds so I can watch the show with subtitles and no sound to bother others.

Off topic but have you watched the Turkish TV series What Happens to My Family?

 

[DejaBrew]

This is the Australian Frequent Flyer. Use of the word thongs to mean footwear is fair game.

My tongue was firmly in cheek whilst posting that

Simon from Flight Formula said he saw this on his recent AY Y review.

Coincidentally watched that today and had the same *ick* reaction

 

[Daver6]

Or just bring thongs

Then you're putting your thongs back into your bag....after stepping in who knows what in the bathroom. That's the advantage of the slippers that you leave behind.

 

[AIRwin]

Then you're putting your thongs back into your bag....after stepping in who knows what in the bathroom.

I always wrap my shoes/sandals in a plastic bag

 

[justinbrett]

Then you're putting your thongs back into your bag....after stepping in who knows what in the bathroom. That's the advantage of the slippers that you leave behind.

I put them in one of the water bottle pockets on my backpack - if I don’t wear them off the plane.

No different to walking the streets of places like NYC. It’s just best you don’t think about it!

At least thongs are rubber and won’t absorb.

 

[moa999]

For the men - plastic belt buckle.

Like.
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