Long airport layovers are terrible. And I am sure we all have experienced it at least once in our lifetime. Waiting for your connection flights, with nothing interesting to do, can be the most unpleasant thing. Inescapable hassles and fatigue, sitting alongside a complete stranger, and giving a fake grin- how hard is that! Even playing 2048 or subway surfer in your Smartphone will begin to exhaust you at one point of time..
However, there are few things that you can do to kill time during airport layovers.
- Get a shut eye
Yes, why don’t you get some sleep? Not everybody can afford business/first-class seats or flying on those big luxurious planes. If you are among the general kind, like me, you know very well that those seats aren’t as comfy as our beds.
Most airports have lounge or even recliner seats. Make use of them.
- Connect To The Free Wi-Fi
Most airports offer free Wi-Fi hotspots. Connect and get started with the endless browsing on your smart phones or tablets. Next idea can be a short video chat with your friends and family.
The only thing that can bore you then is ‘Low Battery’. So, don’t forget to keep your phone fully charged before the trip.
- Find friends on Google Latitude
Several apps on play store or app store of your phone let you find out the whereabouts of your friends. Google Latitude is one of the same kind. You can check out if anyone that you know is nearer to you and are stuck in the airport (as you are). You can even have a reunion there during the layovers.
- Don’t do anything stupid
You may think I am advocating this, but if you search “stupid things to do at the airport” you’ll be surprised by the result there. Don’t try to do what those useless folks have already done. Playing a slot machine at Vegas can be smarter than doing ‘Don’ts’ in the airport layover.
- Airport Shopping
Shopping for most of us is a perfect stress buster. So, why not buy few tax and duty-free items for your friends and family in the airport shopping corners?
Can you think of some other interesting things to do at the airport? How about you list some of them below?
