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Flying socks & Upper Class
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04 Apr 2013, 13:38by gfonk
Hi fellow V-Flyers
As I'm still fairly new to V-Flyer apologies if this has been covered before.
I have always worn flight socks on long haul flights when travelling in either E or PE but I would like to ask if people feel that flight socks are still necessary if travelling in UC?
G
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 14:57by International Hitman
Hi G,
If you wore these in E and PE why not continue to wear them in UC, certainly not a problem and will probably give peace of mind.
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 15:56by MoJoJo
I still wear mine in UC as it helps stop my feet swelling
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 16:50by buns
Always wear flight socks and will wear shoes if VS do not provide the "courtesy" socks as i would hate to think how filfthy those cabin floors must be
buns
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 17:45by joeyc
buns wrote:as i would hate to think how filfthy those cabin floors must be
Lol, slippery slope buns....
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 17:47by hales
Definitely wear them. You don't get blood clots and PE' s (pulmonary embolisms) just from cramped conditions, it is also inactivity. You'll still be seated for a longer than usual period. I never fly without them or 3 days of asprin in my system if I can. I had a PE and I don't want another!
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 18:18by cooperman
I'm sure that some pax wear them as "over socks" to cover up the holes in their daily worn socks.... ): ):
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 18:19by gfonk
Hi all
Wow thanks for replies
Yes I think I will continue to wear flight socks in UC especially as the seat is way more comfortable so inactivity is more likely.
Has anyone experienced tingling sensation in feet before on a flight?
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 18:49by joeyc
gfonk wrote:Has anyone experienced tingling sensation in feet before on a flight?
Can't say I have... occasional headache from too much time in the CH though
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
04 Apr 2013, 20:18by tontybear
joeyc wrote:gfonk wrote:Has anyone experienced tingling sensation in feet before on a flight?
Can't say I have... occasional headache from too much time in the CH though
yes once, when in Y (yes I have traveled in Y so don't look :0 :0 :0 ) but some foot stretched and ankle flexes soon resolved it and then got up to go to the loo to stretch the legs.
It is often inactivity that is the cause of DVT (which can then lead to an embolism) rather than a simple lack of space - afterall people can get DVT from being in bed where there is plenty of space but if they don't move ...
Ah the CH headache - easily cured by an aspirin and the brisk walk to the plane !
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
05 Apr 2013, 10:49by gfonk
Joeyc - I wonder why that would be? LOL
Tontybear et al - I was wearing flight socks but the tingling started just after take off and lasted till just before Landing. I was up and down like a yo yo lol but to no avail, when I approached the CC one of the girls simply said..."welcome to the world of being a woman" lol having said that they did try to help.
Anyway we are flying UC from LHR in December for the first time so really looking forward to the CH.
Any tips Joeyc?
Re: Flying socks & Upper Class
Posted:
05 Apr 2013, 12:19by Jack Sparrow
gfonk wrote:Hi all
Wow thanks for replies
Yes I think I will continue to wear flight socks in UC especially as the seat is way more comfortable so inactivity is more likely.
Has anyone experienced tingling sensation in feet before on a flight?