Nothing excites more than the thought of going over seas on an Air Plane for a nice holiday experience, how ever in the ensuing excitement many first time travelers make some simple mistakes that can make the trip very uncomfortable if not down right unpleasant.

The first thing when to think about when you are going on a trip in a Plane is your comfort zone, and in Coach (Economy) Cass that is a very small space indeed, so you need to make the most of it.

First think very carefully about where you want to sit, the Isle seat or the Window seat.

The Window seat for the first time traveler is the best because you get to" see" out side at your leisure, but when you have to go to the lavatory this usually means disturbing the people in the next two seats as they normally have to get up for you.

Now that's not too much to ask for once or twice, but when you have to do this at 3:00 AM it becomes a bit of a nuisance for you and them and when you are on a long haul flight, say 15 to 21 hours this will happen.

Some times you have to get to your carry on baggage, that also means that the people next to you have to move or get up for you, and sometimes you just want to get up and stretch your legs.... even if it's 3:00AM.

So think carefully about where you want to sit, the Isle or Window seat, it's no surprise that many experienced travelers usually opt out for the Isle seat, after all when you are up 8,000 + miles above the clouds you can't see much for most of the trip anyway.

Make sure that you wear cotton clothes as they don't sweat as easy as other material, and take a coat with you on board you will may need it some time or other, you will be surprised how cold it can get inside the cabin.

If there are two or more seats that are empty when you are in the air and there are no passengers on them, ask the flight attendants for you to move on them.

When you have more than 1 seat the other will be a god send if you want to sleep, just put the middle arm rest up and you have a nice flat comfortable place to lie on, without paying 1st class for it.

Don't under estimate how much sleep deprivation can take the shine out of your trip; the angle on Coach (Economy) Class seats is very poor and very difficult to sleep on.

You can also ask about any empty seats before you board when you get your boarding pass, that way you will know if any seats will be available.

Oh and take your shoes off it's more comfortable as your feet tend to swell under Cabin pressure, make sure you use the lumbar pillow (the small little pillow on your seat for your lower back)

Sit back and enjoy your trip, if the Plane stops over for refueling and you plan to leave your seat to walk around the airport, be very careful not to go too far, as refueling and restocking only takes about 1 hour at the most.

You will have to take your passport with you and boarding pass, as you have to go through customs again, and this takes more time.

Some Airlines now have a policy of not alerting passengers that the airplane is ready to board.

You can save your self anxiety and fear of missing your flight if you keep very close to the Departure lounge (Remember the departure lounge is different to the Arrival lounge you dis embarked on...the departure lounge is the FIRST THING YOU MUST FIND then you can walk around knowing full well that you wont have to endure a marathon run.