Originally Posted by
aflan85
I have always wondered whether the day flight would be good for the body clock and am slightly regretting not booking it for my upcoming trip to BOS. I am flying back overnight on the 212 and am questioning whether I should bother sleeping at all on such a short flight. Last time I took that flight I snatched a couple of hours' kip and felt worse on arrival at LHR than I probably would have done had I not slept. Although that could have also been partly due to the CC giving me two of every drink I ordered as it was a light load but a full trolley, and therefore happy hour...
On that occasion I nodded off again on the LHR-BRU, got a couple more hours at home then made it into the office for a client meeting in the afternoon perfectly compus mentus, so am thinking on this occasion I may cut my losses and not bother sleeping at all on the BOS-LHR and just get to bed early the following night. The flight is on a Saturday so will have all day Sunday to chill and tell my body that I just had a big Saturday night out (though will try not to drink as if it is..).
Advisable course of action (appreciating that YMMV)?
If in Club, I'd have a light meal and my PDB on the ground, then put the bed flat at the earliest opportunity, ignore the crew and service, and get as much sleep as I could.
That said, I'd also be on the day flight or the latest possible night flight - in economy or P/E, and if reasonably close to the airport, staying awake followed by a cab home and six hours' sleep until noon might be a good option.