Coping With Early Morning Flights

Coping With Early Morning Flights

Nobody seems to like getting up early in the morning. And when you have an early morning flight to catch with a 7am check in – or earlier – you will barely have time to get to bed the previous night.
This isn’t ideal if you want to travel feeling refreshed. And it certainly isn’t ideal for safety’s sake if you are driving to the airport and not taking a taxi.
The important thing is to prepare for your flight, so you can minimise the effects that tiredness will have on you. Firstly make sure you have everything packed and checked in plenty of time. If you leave your packing until the last possible moment you will leave yourself open to feeling more stressed. The more prepared you are, the less likelihood there is of getting yourself into a panic.
It stands to reason that grabbing an early night is another good thing to do. If you are packed and ready to go nice and early, you will have the time to relax during the evening and get yourself in the right frame of mind for an early night.
You’ll improve your chances of sleeping well if you have a light meal for dinner and not something heavy that is likely to give you indigestion. It doesn’t have to be salad, but try to avoid rich sauces and alcohol in any quantity – regardless of whether you are driving yourself or not.
Keep away from those after dinner coffees too; the caffeine won’t help matters. In fact try and reduce the amount of caffeine you drink throughout the day. Don’t cut it out altogether if you are used to having it on a daily basis – you could get withdrawal headaches, and they won’t help you sleep at all!
A warm bath is another good suggestion. If you have one not too long before bed it will help you to relax and become sleepier.
Of course you can also influence the time you have to get up in the morning, no matter what time your flight may be due to take off. Some people with early flights choose to stay in a hotel the previous night, so they don’t have to get up quite so early. Depending on how close to the airport you live, this could be the best choice of all. Together with the steps above it can assure you of the best night’s sleep prior to your flight.
For example, if you have a flight booked from Glasgow Airport and you live an hour or two’s drive away, a hotel would be the ideal choice. There are plenty of cheap hotels in Glasgow that would put you within a couple of miles of the airport.
And that also puts you within easy reach of a longer – and better – night’s sleep.

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