Long Haul Sleeping on Plane Etiquette: Snoring

[Anonymous]

I snore loudly. I would be fine if people woke me up.

[Anonymous]

Get up to use the bathroom and bump into her on the way back to your seat. Or spill a drink on her.

[Anonymous]

Fly on your private jet next time.

[Anonymous]

Snoring lady needs to be woken up by the flight attendant if she’s keeping others from sleeping, then she shouldn’t get to sleep either.

[Anonymous]

Person next to her should nudge her.

[Anonymous]

Leave her alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snoring lady needs to be woken up by the flight attendant if she’s keeping others from sleeping, then she shouldn’t get to sleep either.

+1

[Anonymous]

I'm in the camp that she gets woken up somehow by someone. Lots of creative ideas on here and I have so many more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:6 hours is NOT long haul.

Deal with it.

This.

[Anonymous]

yes 6 hours is not long haul i should have clarified that it was an overnight flight meaning people were counting on being able to sleep so that they could adjust to the time zone.

as i said i had little kids with me so was limited in terms of the noise cancelling options for them. snorer was directly behind them so hard to muffle.

next time i’ll ask the FA to address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes 6 hours is not long haul i should have clarified that it was an overnight flight meaning people were counting on being able to sleep so that they could adjust to the time zone.

as i said i had little kids with me so was limited in terms of the noise cancelling options for them. snorer was directly behind them so hard to muffle.

next time i’ll ask the FA to address.

What if it were your cranky kids keeping others awake? Should people have to just deal with that or should others complain to you or fetch the FA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fresh off a long haul from
east coast to europe, 6 hour flight. Woman snored so loudly for 5 of the 6 hours nearby passengers were unable to sleep.

WWYD—obviously personal ear plugs would help but I was traveling with small kids and the sound was deafening.

Should we have woken the passenger up? She was a few rows behind us? Asked the flight staff?

Everyone was complaining about it as we made our way to baggage claim at arrival.

How do you handle sleeping on a plane if you are a known snorer? Or, if you have to listen to a snorer what is within the realm of acceptable.

I find the sound of the plane to be very loud and have a hard time hearing anyone. This must have been super loud.

If she was in the aisle, and I was super bold( or passive-aggressive) I would walk back as if I was going to the bathroom and “accidentally” bump into her as if there was some sort of “turbulence.” But I am not. I would use ear plugs with noise cancelling headphones and listen to some calming music. It’s hard to get much sleep on such a short redeye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I snore loudly. I would be fine if people woke me up.

Tell your seat mates that before takeoff. My seat mate snored the entire redeye. He didn’t look friendly. DD and I ended up watching a movie because we couldn’t sleep.

[Anonymous]

I would hope that if I was snoring loudly like that someone would nudge me awake. I would be mortified. I'd ask the flight attendant or just go nudge them gently and see if they can change position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would hope that if I was snoring loudly like that someone would nudge me awake. I would be mortified. I'd ask the flight attendant or just go nudge them gently and see if they can change position.

This!

No need to step on her foot or pour water on her. Just gently wake her up!