Long Haul Flight First Time

[bond]

Hello, my longest flight so far in my life is 6 hours and I got very fidgety. I will be going from the UK to Honk Kong soon, which is nearly 12 hours. I like a drink or few, and some people are saying have a few drinks and it will make me fall asleep but obviously others say do not drink any alcohol due to dehydration over that time (and then dvt risks etc). I have never had any sleeping pills, I'm just not sure how to handle/approach this long flight, I will be sitting in BA world traveller (ie economy), and I often get back ache. Anyone have any tips or advice? Thank you.

[DTCwordfan]

you can always ask for the upgrade, SJ.....sometimes if the cabin above is empty, you can get a good discount off the published rate - done that enough times.....

[DTCwordfan]

even at check-in.....

[237SJ]

Dt - you can only upgrade by one class and that is only if you have a certain type of ticket. Someone from Economy won`t be able to upgrade beyond WT+

[DTCwordfan]

depends who you are on..... I was once double upgraded from C to Concorde, as they couldn't upgrade me to F as I was on an around the world ticket......

[DTCwordfan]

(at no extra charge, I hasten to say).....

[237SJ]

That`s not going to happen though these days is it

[DTCwordfan]

my experience is that if you don't ask, you don't get....same with hotels - far better to call them than going through Expedia or LastMinute as the hotel has to pay them commission.....if one travels regularly, try to get to know the station manager for the Airline and that can help enormously....even Hong Kong.

[Prudie]

Although interesting this isn't really helping bond. We'd all go first if we could afford it and we'd all like to be upgraded. Just doesn't happen very often.

[DTCwordfan]

Prudie, there's already been a lot of practical advice, including from both SJ and myself.....