PIllow size?
Sep 27, 2023, 11:21 am
#1
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PIllow size?
Hello -
We're taking an overseas trip with friends soon, and will be flying American. Just for fun, I'd like to make travel pillow-sized pillowcases to send them in the mail before we fly, as we've been joking about a video we saw about germs on airplane blankets and pillows.
Can anyone give me approximate dimensions of the pillows that are likely to be on the plane?
Thanks!
We're taking an overseas trip with friends soon, and will be flying American. Just for fun, I'd like to make travel pillow-sized pillowcases to send them in the mail before we fly, as we've been joking about a video we saw about germs on airplane blankets and pillows.
Can anyone give me approximate dimensions of the pillows that are likely to be on the plane?
Thanks!
Sep 27, 2023, 2:48 pm
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Sep 28, 2023, 12:04 am
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Having to layer up on a flight not to freeze, taking a bulky sweater to the Caribbean for no reason other than the plane, is an extra pain to deal with.
Narly as the blankets occasionally were, I do miss them. (And the days of decent wine, but that's another post.)
Sep 28, 2023, 12:33 am
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Sep 28, 2023, 11:09 am
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I would not bet on a pillow in Coach, and efforts to make custom pillowcases might be wasted.
Instead, I suggest you just roll up your jacket and use that as a pseudo-pillow.
Instead, I suggest you just roll up your jacket and use that as a pseudo-pillow.
Sep 28, 2023, 2:11 pm
#9
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I had asked the AA chat CSR via the app about this before posting here, and was told that yes, on international flights blankets and pillows are provided.
I remembered I have a friend who works for AA who flies overseas with some regularity, and I've reached out to see if he can help!
I remembered I have a friend who works for AA who flies overseas with some regularity, and I've reached out to see if he can help!
Sep 29, 2023, 6:10 am
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Ha! Agreed... except that they all said they didn't want to carry one around for the week, and didn't want to consume precious space in their carry-ons with one. They plan to use their jackets unless there are actually pillows on the plane.
We're all just excited for the trip, and hopefully this will be a fun / funny surprise for them to find in their mailboxes next week.
We're all just excited for the trip, and hopefully this will be a fun / funny surprise for them to find in their mailboxes next week.