

It’s easy to take sleeping horizontally for granted! Airplane pillows are designed specifically to support your neck and neck while seated in an upright position. It’s really difficult to sleep upright in a seat because inevitably your head will nod forward or to the side, waking you. Maybe you have to fluff it a little, smoosh in a certain way, or even fold it in half… it works to keep your head positioned comfortably so you can sleep. It fills the space between your head and your mattress while keeping your body in a neutral sleeping position - your neck and back are in a straight line without any upward or downward bends in your spine. Would an airplane pillow help me get comfortable on the plane?Ĭonsider what your bed pillow does for you every night at home… It cradles your head and neck evenly at just the right level. Despite that, these odd pillows are quite popular. They quickly transform a fashionable traveller into a frumpy neck-injury patient. While passing through an airport recently, I took notice of the many ridiculous looking neck pillows wrapped around traveller’s necks. I can’t stretch out my legs, and there’s no place to rest my head. For that reason, plane travel is especially difficult for me. I’m tall and absolutely incapable of sleeping upright. Packaged shoulder-to-shoulder in a tight little cylinder with germ (and virus) spewing strangers is a difficult endeavor, especially when it’s a long flight. Ever tried to sleep on an airplane? I see people somehow sleeping soundly while in flight and it makes me very envious.

Toss your airplane pillow out, lady.” Flying is rarely a comfortable experience, even when you’re sitting in first class seats. “You’re on a private plane with a huge comfortable seat. ApThis woman’s tortured posture contradicts her smile.
