How do you sit through an airplane flight without excruciating pain?

Brkdncr@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 103 points –

After a 5 hour flight every joint in my body hurts. Most people dont seem to have this issue. What’s wrong with me?

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I always buy an aisle seat so I can stretch my legs and get up whenever I need.

I've also learned that most airlines (at least here in Europe) fill their seats from the front back. So if you sit near the back and keep an eye on the back row, sometimes it's completely unoccupied. In which case I move there and can practically lie down.

No, most airlines in the US do not operate that way.

Fair enough. Well hopefully it helps some Europeans out! I only noticed it by accident because I sit by the back toilets due to IBS anyway.

Edit: I've done this with easyJet, Wizzair and Vueling - for reference