WELLBEING IN THE AIR
products for British Airways' Club World and includes a pro-collagen marine cream (its top-selling moisturiser) in a four-step programme to fight the effects of flying.
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Crabtree & Evelyn SriLankan Airlines has chosen luxury brand Crabtree & Evelyn for its Business amenity kit (supplied by Formia) to build its quality reputation. Each pouch contains lip balm and a facial spray, plus jojoba oil moisturising lotions with soybean oils, beeswax and vitamin E to ensure a long- lasting effect.
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Lighten up Ongoing research has shown light therapy can help travellers gain a sense of wellbeing. Onboard experts are tapping this technology to improve the mood onboard and help tackle jetlag.
Dreamliner The Dreamliner, for example, has fully- adjustable colour LED mood lighting, employed to reflect the time of day throughout the flight, and subtle changes in light settings are used to enhance the feeling of wellbeing.When crossing time zones, day and night lighting is used to help customers adjust to the time at their destination, reducing jetlag. The aircraft’s design puts passenger wellbeing to the fore with new dual
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filtration technology to remove odours as well as allergens, bacteria and viruses, and lower pressurisation to improve customer comfort and increase humidity, said to reduce headaches, fatigue and jetlag. Noise levels are 60% lower than in similar aircraft and the effects of turbulence are less.
Re-Timer Worn like a pair of sunglasses, the Re-Timer was invented by Australian sleep researchers and emits a soft, UV-free green light onto the eyes to stimulate the part of the brain responsible for regulating the body clock. They make it easier to fall asleep and wake up and can counter jetlag. The glasses have a lightweight design, rechargeable battery, and USB recharger. The light source is soft, so users can still read and work while they wear them.
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Technology tends to stimulate and excite the brain rather than relax it but increasingly IFE systems are being used to offer relaxation and wellbeing options, from on-screen yoga and in-seat exercise routines to audio meditation.
Fly Healthy Qatar Airways offers a Fly Fit, Fly Healthy programme with simple ways to fly healthily, put together in association with The Chopra Center for Wellbeing
Pictured above (L-R): The Dreamliner 's fully-adjustable colour LED mood lighting and the Re-timer glasses. Following page: EVA Air adds comfy pyjamas to its wellbeing mix
and wellness guru, Deepak Chopra. The programme offers customised Ayurvedic techniques that passengers can use during their flight (and at home) to feel more balanced, healthy and relaxed. It includes advice on what to eat and drink, leg exercises and in-seat yoga moves, self- massage ideas and meditation techniques.
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Slow TV Many carriers now include a relaxation soundtrack within their inflight entertainment system to encourage wellbeing. British Airways recently added to its special inflight relaxation and destress podcasts with the introduction of ‘Slow TV’ programming on a number of its long-haul flights. The ‘wallpaper’ style footage, which features a seven-hour train journey through Norway, is said to have an hypnotic quality for some viewers.
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Myndplay A Myndplay headset, with a meditation algorithm, is used to help passengers achieve clear-mindedness – a prerequisite of good sleep. Used in collaboration with a ‘happiness blanket’, it has helped study travellers’ sleep and relaxation patterns during a flight. The ‘happiness blanket’ is
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