Who says flying should be fun?

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When it comes to the question of whether flying is fun, almost everyone will draw on their own personal experience and think carefully about their answer. Because even if you enjoy traveling, it can sometimes be quite exhausting to get to your destination. There are too many uncertainties on the way there and along the road to your destination, problems sometimes pile up in front of you like huge obstacles. Sometimes you are completely overwhelmed before you even get to where you want to go and need some time out.

There are different ways to travel and everyone has different preferences. But sometimes you don't have a choice, especially if you want to go to faraway countries that are a long way from where you live. Then the only option is the airplane, which can take you to the other side of the world in no time at all.

But as mentioned at the beginning, whether you can actually enjoy this flight depends on many factors over which you unfortunately usually have no influence at all. Delays and flight cancellations are unfortunately the order of the day, and you can never really be sure that your luggage will arrive at your destination safe and sound. Whether you are allowed to receive your luggage at your destination airport depends in particular on whether your flight is on time, especially if you have to change planes in between. Transferring flights can be a big risk, which unfortunately I had to experience myself. Not only did the generously planned transfer time suddenly dwindle to a few minutes and you had to run through the transfer airport to make sure you didn't miss your connecting flight. But once you arrived at your destination, you will be waiting anxiously at the baggage conveyor belt, hoping that at least one suitcase might have made it to this point. But sometimes the only thing left to do was to go to the airport counter and ask the not always helpful staff to assist you in locating your belongings and sending them to you in a reasonably timely manner.

And even during the actual flight, it is hard to relax. It's too crowded and too loud, and you usually just wish the flight would end soon. However, long-haul flights can take quite a while, especially if you are flying halfway around the world.

Unfortunately, the food served during the flight doesn't really help to take your mind off things. It is not only that too little space you have to put your meal, but also the food itself. Airlines didn't just cut back on space and service, but also on taste. You would never dare to offer your own guests what you are sometimes served on an airplane. But well, fortunately they always have a supply of alcoholic drinks on board to prevent protests and revolts above the clouds.

Rest and relaxation, and above all sleep, are rarely an option when flying. You spend the whole time trying to position your legs so that they don't disturb you for the next five minutes. And when you have finally found a reasonably comfortable position, the person sitting next to you rises and pushes past you. And this game is repeated every hour and by the end of the flight you feel as exhausted as in the morning after a night of drinking. Except that you've had a lot less fun.

But for a variety of reasons, we can't do without flying, so we will have to continue to undergo this torture in the future as well. Unfortunately, there is no alternative for us, and nothing will change in terms of comfort and convenience soon. Quite the opposite, because the airlines still want to save money on everything. Even the ever-increasing prices will not change that. It is the opposite: passengers are allowed to dig deep into their own pockets to pay for their own suffering.

Lucky are those who can do without flying and can get to their destination in their own car or by train. You may not be able to travel quite as far, but you save yourself a lot of hassle, which is clearly good for your own relaxation. We also treat ourselves to a few short trips every now and then, where we travel on our own four wheels. Fortunately, these help us to forget the stress and trouble we had on our last flight. After all, our memories forget quite quickly and we prefer to enjoy the here and now rather than worry about the problems of the last week. And I guess that's a good thing....