Can One Inflatable Pillow Improve my Flight Experience

Airlines are seemingly making the flyers experience more and more uncomfortable. Unless you are willing to pay thousands of dollars to fly first class. I am sorry but the majority of the world cannot afford that. Therefore, in order to try to make my experience SLIGHTLY better I decided to buy an airplane pillow.

I have never understood how those neck pillows are comfortable and they sell them at every airport I have ever been too. They just do not help me. I noticed that when I am on flights I am trying to lean forward to nap or want to lean on my sides, which sucks because I am always the unlikely one who gets the middle seat. Therefore, the pillow I need I want to be able to sit in my lap but I can comfortably rest my head, my arms, etc.,

This pillow I got on a whim for a very long trip changed the game for me.

Overview:

Item:	Inflatable Travel Air Pillow for Sleeping
Price:	$20.95
Quality:	– It is not a high-quality material – Plastic Plug is easy to open and inflate, but is cheap – Ear plugs not of high quality
Pros:	– Inflatable – Supports my neck and spine – light weight – More privacy – came with a nice eye mask – Great no matter what seat you have on any flight – Can put my hands inside (it is hollow) with any valuables
Cons:	– Bulky – Had a smell first few times used – Not the best sound blocking ear plugs – Does deflate after awhile – Sometimes feel embarrassed to pull it out and inflate it
# of Flights used on:	At this time, 6 flights
Recommendation:	Yes!

Now, it will not make you magically comfortable like you are at home in your bed or on your couch. But it definitely gave me enough comfort to be able to fall asleep on a flight, which has never been true before this, unless I was at extreme exhaustion.

Product Analysis:

What I love:

This allows me to put my head down on the tray table and/or lean on my side between the seats. Plus, when my head is in the pillow and your hands can also be in there. So, you can put your phone in there or anything you want. This gives you a little more privacy but also allows you to protect your belongings while you nap.

When I am leaning on the window, I like that my arm can be in the pillow as it makes me more comfortable rather than having to “fold” my shoulder to adjust to the pillow.

What should be considered:

This pillow did have a plastic-y smell for a while. This has mostly gone away now. That being said, I believe when you open it for the first time, it does instruct you to let it air out a bit.

Additionally, after a while, it does deflate a bit. I cannot tell if it is because I do not put the plug on correctly? That being said, I can very easily re-inflate this again. I think it usually only take four breathes to inflate from deflated.

One thing that I didn’t think about or consider when I purchased this pillow was that when I am flying alone, I feel a little silly pulling this pillow out and inflating it. No-one has ever seemed to care and never said anything to me about it. I have never noticed anyone else ever using one of these on a flight, which is why it likely feels funny or embarrassing. Rest easy, once you inflate the pillow and put your head it in, you can’t see anyone, and you are more comfortable than you were otherwise, so you don’t care.

Other:

This is very lightweight and fits easily in my carry-on. I can easily inflate and deflate it. After, you put it back away in the travel bag that they have given you.

Worth the price? YES, truly this is a bit pricey for a pillow (in my opinion) but this has been great for my ability to sleep more on a flight and given me more privacy.