What to do in 20 hour flight

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Going to Asia next month . last time i went was almost 30 years ago. This was before the internet and common computers and tablets . Flying United. So what do folks do on these long flights these days . is there free internet ? Just keep watching the movies? Going to be a fun and interesting trip
 
Spring for lie flat business class if possible. I flew non-stop to Johannesburg from Atlanta, 16 hours, in business. I never would’ve made it had my seat not reclined flat with my lower back at the time.

I had cocktails and dinner, watched 2 movies, slept for 4 or 5 hours, watched another movie or two and had some more cocktails. I think most planes will have in seat entertainment on flights that long.
 
I recently went on a flight across the USA, NC to CA. There was free movies streamable on my phone. I watched Avergers Infinity War, and Avengers Endgame, respectively, to and from. Very nice. The last time I flew long continuous distance was in 2004, on a military C5 if I remember right, or maybe a c17.........slept nearly the whole way, aided by a bit of liquid. What a smooth beast that was.....the plane not the drink.

Good luck on your trip.
 
I normally fall asleep before plane takes off, developed the habit when had to travel for work being on the road 2 weeks every month for 6 years. Another habit I developed is I wake up when they serve food. So I basically sleep, eat, repeat. The longest non stop I've been on was 14 hrs I think.
 
For God's sake pay for an upgrade to biz if at all reasonable.
We did thirteen hours and halfway through I felt a complete fool for not having forked over the 519 each USD for the upgrade.
 
Spring for lie flat business class if possible. I flew non-stop to Johannesburg from Atlanta, 16 hours, in business. I never would’ve made it had my seat not reclined flat with my lower back at the time.

I had cocktails and dinner, watched 2 movies, slept for 4 or 5 hours, watched another movie or two and had some more cocktails. I think most planes will have in seat entertainment on flights that long.
I have done that one (and the whole bubbly bottle) … 😵‍💫
 
Going to Asia next month . last time i went was almost 30 years ago. This was before the internet and common computers and tablets . Flying United. So what do folks do on these long flights these days . is there free internet ? Just keep watching the movies? Going to be a fun and interesting trip
Definitely get up walk around and stretch. A lady on a 13 hour flight recently ended up with blood clots sending her to the hospital upon her arrival. A coupon of long movies and a loooong nap.
 
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