Snoring on flight in business class

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I have never flown business class so am curious as to what happens if someone snores loudly on a night flight so other people cannot sleep?
If I had paid thousands for a flight I wouldn't be happy for someone to be snoring loudly.
But if I was a loud snorer it's not like I could stop unless forceably kept awake.

How does this work? Looking for answers from flight crew or business class regulars....

No one will notice if you snore on business class. There is plenty of background noise and other people will be doing the same.

Snoring not sure about but yes the burping /farting is indeed down to the slight drop in air pressure in the cabin as the aircraft climbs to cruise altitude - that drop in cabin pressure allows any gas gas in the digestive tract to expand.

What’s all this about farting and burping? Can’t say I’ve ever heard this and - thankfully - never had any silent and deadlies brought to my attention mid-air.

Unlike train carriages, which have often accumulated a fug of fart past a certain point in the day.

It's a non issue. People snore. Even on flights.

Well you could ask the person to turn the volume down but don't think it works that way

I'm too afraid to go to sleep in public because I snore like a prize hog. I have a cpap machine at home but it's not portable. Id feel so embarrassed.

If you're worried about someone snoring ruining your "experience" of business you best not take it. Snorers, drunk men laughing like donkeys at films, screaming babies and rogue toddlers all feature! It's an opportunity to lie flat and nothing more!

I’ve never found this an issue, as others have said you’re more spaced out in business class and there’s so much white/other noise anyway.

I sat next to someone on one flight whose feet absolutely stunk though (think foot fungus smell). I’d have taken any volume of snoring over that. There was no point complaining as there were no other seats - what could cabin crew have done?

When I was a stewardess in business class many years ago if someone snored loudly we opened the emergency exit doors and threw them out so the other passengers in business class could get some sleep.

@Sunriseinwonderland hope you have taken some reassurance from this thread that it's generally considered ok to snore, even in business class 😆

Please tell me you did that to passengers who bark orders when they want a drink as well

@Chowtime nothing like a Friday night to flush out the mass murderers

What about farting? I sometimes wake myself up by farting! Never done it in business class though, that I'm aware of!

Wow wonder what you think of kids business class, we are a family of snorers,screamers,farters, and generally being loud. (Not telling who does what!) But you know what, I've never had any complaints. And 'most' people have been understanding about the kids. Ah well maybe next time we will get thrown off the plane.....lol

I’d say the humming of the engine and general chatter, movements of others, air con on the aircraft would hide the snoring noise.

I was once offered ear plugs on a flight when someone was snoring loudly. I was far enough away that I couldn't hear them over the general engine and fans noise (which I find to be quite soporific, like white noise).

The most secluded Business Class I've been in is on Emirates A380. Nobody would have heard a snorer because of the seat arrangement and distance from others, so if he was on that particular airline and plane he'd have been left to snore with gay abandon.

It was an Emirates plane

Never been a problem. Ear plugs are available as are head sets plus planes are noisy anyway.

In one job I travelled 500k air miles in one year and can’t say I was ever disturbed by snoring.

on big planes with entertainment systems it’s easily drowned out.

I once definitely snored on a tiny flight from New York to DC as I had flown overnight from Sydney there the night before and was exhausted. To be honest If I disturbed anyone for those 45 minutes, my apologies. I always smell nice though and shower before flights so pros and cons right?! B

It can't be helped!

The pilot drops to around 10,000 feet and the snorer is ejected.

noise cancelling headphones

I've had many flights in Business class, and have never heard snoring that sounded like Crossrail tunnels being bored.

I find the white noise of the engines soothing and soporific, although the A380 is almost too quiet. Earplugs and noise cancelling or noise reducing headphones should be given out in Business, and if a passenger is a light sleeper one or both should help.

OP, has your husband tried a mandibular advancement splint?

@Blip you don’t generally get more than 2-3 hours sleep on the Dubai flight anyway. The flight’s only about 6 hours, in the first hour there is usually a lot of noise and disruption while most people eat something, and (assuming a night flight) at the other end they raise the cabin lights about 50 min before landing. I find it more of a robust rest than a proper sleep.

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The flight assistants/cabin crew really aren't going to waking up a sleeping passenger every time they snore!