Article: How I Made Red-Eye Economy Class Bearable Without Upgrading

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How I Made Red-Eye Economy Class Bearable Without Upgrading is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

How I Made Red-Eye Economy Class Bearable Without Upgrading

Rather than paying $650 to upgrade to a lie-flat Business Class seat, Matt booked a $119 day-use hotel room to sleep after landing on his short overnight flight.

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[Ecco]

Glad I’m not the only one who struggles to sleep when I’m not tired. I also stay up that late too!!

 

[kpc]

I have reached the stage of life where I don't fly Y overnight full stop

I will fly Y up to 8-9 hours during the daytime only.

 

[serfty]

I will fly red eye economy but sleep planning is important. Ensuring the opportunity before and/or after such a flight is part of the planning.

Over the decades I have worked out that if I can get 6 hours sleep in 24 I'm generally OK.

To be honest, my smartwatch generally indicates I rarely get any settled sleep while flying, even on a flat bed. So such post red eye accommodations are an important consideration.

 

[bussyboy]

Day use rooms are an unknown and overlooked option by many. I recently recommended some friends to do this on arrival to BNE overnight from PER, ahead of their cruise departure later in the day.

 

[aikman]

So you're saying that a comfortable hotel room immediately before and/or after an economy flight is better value than paying for a business class seat.

That's always been the case but it has never really caught on with the AFF crowd. I doubt it ever will.

 

[aspro2]

Maybe there could be a thread about day room options around the world? The info is typically unpublished or lacking detail for many places, in my experience.

 

[dmgale]

This is a great idea and a definite option for my next overnight flight from Asia.

 

[Kceips]

Great strategy. My Garmin told me I had 12 mins of sleep on a recent overnight Sin-Mel economy sector.
I’ve been spoiled flying J too many times.

 

[IrishPete]

There's a website and app for Day Use hotel rooms.

Some hotels don't list on it, and you have to investigate with them direct.

Sadly, not all cities/airports are as good value as the excellent and really convenient Park Royal at Melbourne Airport. Some are REALLY expensive, and some in-airport hotels are ridiculous prices.