I snore. The not-quite-flat seats seem to make the situation worse.

A very nice FA woke me up on an EWR>DEL flight to let me know I was bothering those near me. She was incredibly polite and apologetic for waking me, and suggested that I might be a bit dried out and that perhaps a little water might help. She had a bottle with her.

It did help. When I went back to my nap, I asked that she please wake me if I again bothered others. She agreed, but I managed to doze off without bothering anyone else for the rest of the trip.

I get the feeling she'd had to do this to other passengers, but she handled it in an incredibly respectful, polite and discrete manner, which I greatly appreciated.

No one choses to snore. It is also an uncomfortable sleep for the one who snore. Can you blame someone for natural occurance?

I enjoy snoring as much as I enjoy crying screaming kids. However, in both cases, not something that can necessarily be controlled, so I simply grin and bear it. We are on a shared transportation, and that's just something we have to endure.

A friend of mine was a notorious snorer, who would fall asleep in taxis and practically rattle the windows. He snored horribly on planes too, but always had the same advice for anyone trying to wake him up. "If you don't like it, you can get off the plane".

I'm not that bad, but I snore. What I do on planes is to always take some nasal spray, to open up my nose as much as possible. I really try and keep my mouth shut, although once you're asleep, there's not much you can do. I feel bad about it, and wish I didn't snore, but there's nothing I can do about it. Girlfriends have always said I snore pretty loudly, but "normal" - no apnea, gasping, sudden starts, that sort of thing. I go to sleep fast, sleep deep and typically don't wake up at night when I'm on the ground.

In the air, I'm up every hour or two to use the bathroom since I go through water like crazy. That seems to help, since I don't get into a very deep sleep that way. I still get fairly rested on long flights - on a 10 hour flight, I'll sleep about six hours.

I don't snore much in E+, but in F and C, non-lie flat, I'll snore quite a bit. With lie-flat seats, I'll sleep on my side, which really reduces the snoring.

Im currently in the TAP lounge in LIS
there are some nice comfy seats there

and this guy is across from me snoring very loudly
what to do
his wife taps him occasionally

its really bloody annoying

Flents ear plugs. The purple ones. Just Sayin'.

+1. Yes, a "Family Section": 2 or 3 rows of unreserved seats so the Kettles and their devil spawn can sit together to exchange parenting tips.

Snoring is easier to fix than the 1 year-old brat who whined, cried, and SHREEKED incessantly in B/F on a 10-hour non-stop recently. Too bad there's no "Nanny 9-1-1" on the Airphone speed-dial.

Note to Jeff: Children should be charged FULL-FARE in B/F, regardless of age. Think of all the revenue you're losing.

Are you sure you dont snore yourself? maybe the pax on your last flight felt the same way. Maybe you havent had a sleeping companion kind enough to tell you that you also snore?

It is surprising the minority of people that actually never snore

I think you should do what others do to me when I go see Shakespeare at the theatre or see a boring movie at the cinema-- they kick the back of my chair or slap me on the shoulder until I wake up and tell me to be quiet.

p.s. you can order a dental mouthpiece from your dentist or buy a cheap one on Ebay that stops snoring. So, if you snore and you go on a plane, be considerate of others and buy one. I think what they do is position your lower jaw a bit forward which opens the airway

I have to chime in here. My partner snores, and I mean SNORES! It is awful but he cant help it. We have tried numerous devices, from mouthpieces to accupressure rings, nasal sprays, throat sprays, things that shut your nostrils, he's had laser ablations on the back of his throat, everything bar very extreme surgeries (that may or may not work...so no I'm not putting him under the knife with no guarantees!).. you name it, we've tried it. He is not overweight at all, and only a small to moderate drinker. We sleep in separate bedrooms because of the problem and still I hear him - a jet engine would be quieter. I fear going on holidays with him because we have to share a room.

I have expensive custom fitted airplugs (which are great) but I'm still looking for solutions. My latest is hypnosis for me (not working) and listening to really soothing music when I start to hear him... helpful but having to put on headphones is a pain. I've just ordered a new headband thing that has speakers embedded in them and doubles as an eye mask. Will be interesting to see if that helps once I load the right music to drown him out.

Anyway my point that I'm making is that really those that snore just cant help it, but I feel everyone's pain. Often snorers dont snore through the whole night, I would be inclined to ask a FA to wake someone if they had been snoring for more than an hour.... tricky situation but the FA who talked to marklyon clearly handled it beautifully. Love helps me to endure, but I do feel sorry for anyone else that doesnt feel the love.