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So what can I do to avoid being "that" passenger with bad hygiene?
Lots of options! Starting with the ones that require no forward planning:
Just lock yourself in the toilets for 10 minutes and wash your... smellier parts using your hands, sink water, soap dispenser ...
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Is it acceptable for airplane passengers to help themselves to drinks in the galley?
Some airlines, not all and not always, provide snacks and/or drinks for anyone to take in the galley. Usually they're obviously arranged to be taken. If you do find a collection of things out in the ...
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Is it acceptable for airplane passengers to help themselves to drinks in the galley?
This is very variable. Traditionally, it definitely wasn't, but in the last decade or two some airlines have introduced self-service periods in the galleys on long-haul flights (when the crew is not ...
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Is it acceptable for airplane passengers to help themselves to drinks in the galley?
One possibility is that the passenger was an off-duty crew-member deadheading. The regular crew would know who they are and they would know how to handle things properly in the galley.
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What's the longest scheduled public bus ride in the world?
Lima to Rio de Janeiro. Six hours more than Lima to São Paulo. DW has a documentary on this trip. My personal longest is SP to Recife - 54 hours (scheduled for 48 hours)
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What is the longest distance between two stops of a train route?
Given the vast distances and sparse population, you'd expect Australia to have some solid contenders, but somewhat surprisingly I can't find any legs over 24h -- partly because the trains cater to ...
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So what can I do to avoid being "that" passenger with bad hygiene?
As you say, the best way to avoid being that guy is to try and wash yourself in between flights. When showers are not available, you can use (scented or unscented) baby wipes to clean your armpits and ...
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Did the flight service standard drop after Covid?
Is there a fairly objective ranking of quality/standards of service of airlines
There are all kind of airline ranking sites with the most popular probably being Skytrax (https://www....
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Long-haul flight with baby - parents spread across the plane
One of the best i have seen, and many frequent fliers might agree, could be:
Board the flight, find whose seat is better, yours or your wifes. Offer the better of these two to neighbour of worse seat ...
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Longest distance ordinary road sign?
This one seems to the longest. 7708 Km to Vladivostok from somewhere in (presumably) Russia.
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What is the longest passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?
According to this CNN article, the record has been broken because of the COVID-19 outbreak:
On March 14, French airline Air Tahiti Nui flew the longest ever scheduled passenger flight by distance -- ...
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Budget Longhaul Flights with Stopover
I believe your premises are flawed.
First, many of the aircraft flying short-haul, such as the A320 family, have versions that can fly transoceanic and other long haul routes:
BA fly (or used to, ...
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What is the longest passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?
Air India Flight 173 from New Delhi to San Francisco is the world's longest flight. It covers over 15,000 km (9,300 miles) en route, over the Pacific Ocean in about 15 hours.
This is from Flightaware:
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Longest distance ordinary road sign?
Learned after idly following some Travel SE links earlier today: the current longest road in the US is US highway 20, which runs from western Oregon (just a few blocks from the Pacific) to Boston (...
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free galley snacks and asking
Very depending on the Airline, as a rule of thumb I would say "A mini-package of anything" - gummy bears, pretzel, big variety of chocolates etc. I know no protocol/rule, but if they offer such snacks ...
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So what can I do to avoid being "that" passenger with bad hygiene?
Taking regular showers is actually the root cause of this problem. Biologically, taking showers, washing your skin with soap, shampooing your hair, etc. etc. is totally unnatural and it leads to ...
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What's the longest scheduled public bus ride in the world?
Harare Zimbabwe to Dare Salaam Tanzania 2,285 km Taqwa and Falcon Buses is the lonngest in Africa 52 Hours journey.
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Is it normal for Swedish long-distance bus/coach drivers not to count for missing passengers after rest stops?
Yes, it is very common. The drivers don't care to count the number of passengers, and the practice is not just limited to Sweden, it is true for the drivers in Norway and Denmark, as I can tell from ...
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How to preorder and actually get a special airline meal: e.g. kosher, vegetarian, low-gluten, baby food, or others
Summary
Search the Web for your airline's special meal options.
Preferably request a special meal immediately after booking your flight.
Bring some backup food if you have dietary restrictions. ...
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Using boarding pass for mobile device holder on planes. Are there better solutions for frequent travellers?
There are many ways to manage and what you are seeing is not typical. Perhaps it was posted because it was novel but I've never seen anyone do this on hundreds of flights. Frequent travelers have, by ...
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Baggage charges for PHL-SYD on American Airlines, and are they affected by a PDX stopover?
Your free baggage allowance.
For a ticket starting or ending within the US, your free baggage allowance will be consistent throughout the whole ticket. Find the flight with the maximum baggage ...
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So what can I do to avoid being "that" passenger with bad hygiene?
Here's what I usually do during long haul flights. I carry mouthwash and a toothbrush and use them when I'm in transit. I then usually go to the duty free stores and try some perfumes :) It also helps ...
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Longest distance ordinary road sign?
Honorary mention from Tashkent (Uzbekistan), indicating the direction to Karachi (Pakistan), Bandar Abbas (Iran), and Hamburg (Germany). Not a record holder because the distances are not indicated, ...
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What truly cross-continental train trips still exist?
The Panama Canal Railway offers one-seat passenger service across the North American continent, with a travel time of one hour.
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Special meals on long-haul flights
My experience of ordering special meals has been a bit "hit and miss" -- even airlines which serve a diabetic meal have been known to serve snacks which are totally unsuited to diabetics.
It's worth ...
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What is the LONGEST Tour operated by travel companies?
Viking offers a 245-day round-the-world cruise, which starts (and ends) in London. It visits 53 countries on six continents.
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Budget Longhaul Flights with Stopover
For most budget airlines, they have a stop-over in their home hub, e.g. Paris for AirFrance, Amsterdam for KLM. This is called the hub and spoke model.
There are rules regarding air travel. You must ...
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Do travel diapers exist for long bus/prop plane trips that don't have on board lavatories?
While drugstore diapers are usually only good for leaks and drips, there are some high quality adult diapers that will contain pretty much any urinary output. One of these is detailed here: http://www....
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