long-haul flight comfort kit

wear them, don't just pack them. put on before boarding not mid-flight

packs flat, foam ones eat half your bag for nothing

reusable and actually block engine noise, stopped bothering with the disposable ones years ago

cabin air is drier than you think, plain water isn't enough on a 12+ hour leg

gate-checked once, never again - lost mine and it's not worth the risk

for missed connections, not for the flight itself