Originally Posted by
emma69
I always fly with my own pashmina, but if you don't, you may want to keep that in flight blanket handy in case of an emergency - it can cover your head from debris, can shield your hands if you have to move something sharp or hot, and can be used to aid someone else in a water rescue, as well as give warmth once out if it remains dry (no matter how warm ambient temperature is, shock is bound to set in).
The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy gives similar recommendations for a towel, but a pashmina might be better than a towel in that traveling with a pashmina wrapped around one's shoulders would tend to attract far less unwanted attention than would traveling with a towel worn in the same manner.