The Atlanta to Johannesburg flight alone is over 14 hours, while flights from New York or London often involve connections and layovers in cities like Frankfurt and Zurich and total flight time of 20 hours plus.
With all that time in the air, you need to manage it wisely, so here are a few tips to make your flight to Africa as comfortable as possible.
First things first, make sure you are hydrated.
Airplanes on long flights pressurize the cabin to simulate an elevation of around 8,000 feet, and it just isn’t enough to keep you hydrated.
Make sure to bring some extra water before you get on the plane and drink it frequently, and avoid alcohol before, during and after the flight.
Sports drinks with electrolytes like Gatorade can also help.
Your skin can also dry out quickly while flying, so apply some lotion halfway through your flight.
If you really need something to make you sleep on a plane, consider getting Ambien or melatonin instead of alcohol.
You also need to make sure you stretch and keep your blood flowing, so make sure to get up several times during the flight and do some stretches.
Other things that will help are getting an aisle seat, taking an aspirin for better blood flow, and using compression stockings.
And if you want to block out all possible distractions, definitely invest in noise cancelling headphones, a personal pillow, earplugs (not the cheap ones), and a sleep mask.
There’s nothing like a screaming kid or somebody constantly opening and closing the window to annoy you over the course of a long fight.
Finally, if you can, consider upgrading to first class.
While you may scoff at paying extra for a better seat on a two-hour flight, for a flight that’s eight or more hours it’s money well spent.
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