Advice for all long-haul air travellers

• Be comfortable in your seat
• Drink plenty of water
• Be sensible about alcohol, as excess leads to dehydration and immobility
• Bend and straighten the legs, feet and toes every half-hour while seated
• Press the balls of feet down hard on the floor or foot-rest to increase the blood flow in the legs and reduce the chance of clotting in the vessels
• Use upper body and breathing exercises to further improve circulation
• Take occasional short walks (when in-flight advice suggests this is safe)
• At stopovers, where possible, get off the plane and walk about
• Avoid taking sleeping pills, which will increase immobility

Links; Additional advice for travellers with additional risk factors
Advice on preventing thromboembolism in pregnant women travelling by air

More leaflets available on; http://www.warwickhouse.org.uk