what do you wear when you board a plane?

Firestar_3x said:
Becasue those who haven't paid are going to see clients so need to dress fitting for the situation once they turn up, those who have paid on the whole won't be.............
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So if their clients are dressed like vagrants..... ;)

There is an awful lot of business class/lounge snootiness around. :p
 
I wear what I wear usually; jeans, t-shirt, hoody or a jumper. If I'm going to a country in a warmer climate the heat doesn't usually hit me until I've got time to change clothes so it's not really a concern.
 
[TW]Fox;18565044 said:
I'd have thought most people who really travel for business on a regular basis in First and Business would have long grown out of 'Look at me in my suit, I'm in First you know' and instead dress smart-casual. Which is exactly what those meeting them at the other end would expect them to do.

I mean seriously, who sits on a long haul flight wearing a suit? Fair enough for a 90 minute flight to Paris but long haul? Why would you possibly do that unless you were some sort of newbie who thought it was the done thing?

I suspect Firestar once got lucky with a Business class seat, suited himself up to the max and borrowed a Rolex and now thinks he's awesome, pitying the vagrants :D
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If you have actually taken the time to read my original post in my thread you would have grabbed the correct end of the stick, instead you are left with the wrong end.

Firestar_3x said:
Depends on the nature of the flight and which class i've been stuck in.

- Holidays i usually wear Jeans, Trainers, T-Shirt and a top i can take off should i get too warm.

- Business long distance i always fly Business / First Class, so Trousers, Shoes, Shirt (with or without tie) or a Suit.

- Business short distance (Manchester - Aberdeen) will usually be normal class on a small plane, if i don't have a meeting right after i land i will go quite casual, if not its a Suit & Tie job.

Mind saying that if i'm flying evenings like Manchester - Milan for a meeting the next day even if i'm Business class i will go casual.

So in summay it depends on the type of flight, time of day, when i have a meeting and which class i'm in.
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Sitting on a plane in a shirt / suit trousers and shoes isn't really that different to sitting on a plane in jeans and a short sleved shirt, as stated above on flights longer than an hour i take my jacket off, short flights i will keep my tie on, longer flights i never put it on in the first place.

I'm flying out to Dubai then onto Pakistan next month all business class, then onto a private client plane to the oilfield.

So no not a one off, been on several before and the frequency will only be increasing.

Not that hard to understand really is it, during the day i like to be dressed in a suit since more people in the lounge are like this and it fits my needs, in the evenings i'm much more likely to rock up casual...
 
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I fly probably a dozen times a year for work, and what I wear is dependant on whether I will be working on arrival. If I am, I will be wearing a suit. If I am not, I will be wearing whatever I would normally wear i.e. jeans and a t-shirt or sweater. I don't mind travelling in either. I am equally as comfortable in them. Scuzi is right, in that there's a flood of suits in the mornings and evenings, and I suspect it's for the very reason I may be wearing a suit when travelling - they are working that day.

With regards to wearing a suit on a long-haul flight, I can't imagine many scenarios where you will be working immediately after 10 hours on a plane. It would be the exception and only maybe would I do it. I've not been put in the situation. I can imagine where you may leave, for example, at 9 AM London time flying to Tokyo, and you will land at appx. 6 AM and potentially start a full day. It would be pretty harsh and I'd expect at least a morning at the hotel to refresh and change.

The idea of wearing a suit when travelling for the benefit of other business lounge patrons is utterly bizarre. Nobody cares!
 
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[TW]Fox;18565044 said:
I mean seriously, who sits on a long haul flight wearing a suit? Fair enough for a 90 minute flight to Paris but long haul? Why would you possibly do that unless you were some sort of newbie who thought it was the done thing?
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I agree it is neither feasible nor comfortable to sit on a long haul flight wearing a suit!
 
PMKeates said:
With regards to wearing a suit on a long-haul flight, I can't imagine many scenarios where you will be working immediately after 10 hours on a plane. It would be the exception and only maybe would I do it. I've not been put in the situation. I can imagine where you may leave, for example, at 9 AM London time flying to Tokyo, and you will land at appx. 6 AM and potentially start a full day. It would be pretty harsh and I'd expect at least a morning at the hotel to refresh and change.
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Depends on your line of work really, i've done long haul in a suit (jacket hung up....) to get off the other end chucked into a client office for an hour then put in a boiler suit, taken on a pilot vessel to an LNG tanker for a few hours then back to the client office, boiler suit off then back to a hotel for a night then on a plane home.
 
psd99 said:
I agree it is neither feasible nor comfortable to sit on a long haul flight wearing a suit!
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I disagree. I am as comfortable wearing a suit as I am wearing jeans and a t-shirt, perhaps even more comfortable. I only wouldn't do it for the same reason I don't sit indoors wearing a suit - I needn't wear out what are relatively expensive clothes!
Firestar_3x said:
Depends on your line of work really, i've done long haul in a suit (jacket hung up....) to get off the other end chucked into a client office for an hour then put in a boiler suit, taken on a pilot vessel to an LNG tanker for a few hours then back to the client office, boiler suit off then back to a hotel for a night then on a plane home.
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In that case, fine. I think it's quite reasonable to travel in a suit if you are going to be in a work environment the moment you land. I couldn't be doing with changing in the toilets of some two-bit airport. However, how frequently are you doing long-haul flights like that? I'd say it was the exception.
 
PMKeates said:
I disagree. I am as comfortable wearing a suit as I am wearing jeans and a t-shirt, perhaps even more comfortable. I only wouldn't do it for the same reason I don't sit indoors wearing a suit - I needn't wear out what are relatively expensive clothes!
In that case, fine. I think it's quite reasonable to travel in a suit if you are going to be in a work environment the moment you land. I couldn't be doing with changing in the toilets of some two-bit airport. However, how frequently are you doing long-haul flights like that? I'd say it was the exception.
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oh okay I'm actually not that comfortable wearing jeans or a suit.

I actually prefer joggers!!!!:)
 
I find suits are more comfortable to wear than jeans because they're a much lighter material, having said that I still prefer joggers.
 
A good comfortable pair of undies is essential tbh, don't want that elastic digging in after a few hours then having to play pocket billiards to get comfortable again

going commando is also an option
 
Work trip where I'm doing business before getting to a hotel = suit

Holiday to somewhere warm = shorts/tshirt/jandals

Holiday to somehwere not so warm = a bit more clothing

For long haul - pyjama trousers packed in my carry-on in case it's a bit cold.
 
PMKeates said:
In that case, fine. I think it's quite reasonable to travel in a suit if you are going to be in a work environment the moment you land. I couldn't be doing with changing in the toilets of some two-bit airport. However, how frequently are you doing long-haul flights like that? I'd say it was the exception.
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Really depends on the job and client in question, the current project i've just finished working on my last few trips have been of that nature, but other times i've not worked right away but i have been picked up from the airport by someone representing the client.

When office based i wear trousers / nice shirt / jumper, however whenever i travel for business purposes i like the dress in a way i feel fitting, this is for both personal and clients satisfaction reasons, it's not so much to do about other peoples perceptions and approval for me its more about feeling good and making the effort to climb the corporate ladder, i've bumped into both existing and potential clients all over europe and out of chance i've even bumped into one of the MD's in Skipole during a connecting flight.

To me it looks much better if they think i've made an effort rather than just turned up.
 
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I've flown business a few times and never felt the need to wear a suit. Though I tend to dress casually but not ripped jeans and shorts casual. Ultimately if you've paid the cost of the ticket unless the airline stipulates otherwise why should you need to dress in business wear? Though I'd you are going straight to a business meeting as soon as you land then I can appreciate that. I'd always go a day before so as to have time to settle and iron my clothes!
 
You don't and no-one is saying you have to.

However what some of us are saying is they dress appropriate to the needs of the flight (as in why you are travelling in the first place).

I'd never pay for a business class ticket for personal travel; I simply don't see the added value for the extra cost.
 
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