Lapland - what to wear on plane?

[MumUndone]

Going to Lapland in December. I've found lots of useful information about what to wear once there, but I was wondering (and I apologise if this is a stupid question but I have a 5 year old with sensory issues to clothes so need to be prepared) - what do we wear on the plane?! Should we be in our base layers, with tracksuits on top? And then just put on thick coats at the other end, until we're given thermal snowsuits? And is it normal to be provided with appropriate footwear too, or should we bring our own snow boots? Thanks!

We just wore, base layers and jogging bottoms/hoodies. Didnt take a big coat to put on at the other end as went from plane to coach to snowsuit place so we weren't outside for more than a minute or two.

It depends on the company as to boots it should tell you in the info, if not ask.

My main tip is take waterproof skiing gloves. The main issue people found on the trip I went on was the kids just had wooly gloves and the moment they touched the snow they were wet and their hands were freezing.

I find planes can either be too hot or too cold, so definitely layer up. Personally I'd take my coat and just take it off and pop it in the overhead locker, that way if it's a cooler flight you can pop it over you as a make shift blanket. If you haven't yet bought your base layer, just go for something you'd feel comfortable wearing on its own if it's too hot on board.

When we did this trip plane was a normal plane temp so slightly cold with blankets provided. Then you got off had to walk through 50 metres or so of snow and get your gear there which was gloves, snowboots, snowsuit which are huge then back in transport and on to hotel. Same on reverse. We found own snowboots just cheap ones useful for from and to flight though it was pre the days of airport scanning of boots or is it just heels? Base layers for flight would make sense and trousers or leggings rather than skirt or dress and warm socks. Thermals are good. In hotels is really warm, like T shirt and shorts warm though obviously not T shirt and shorts but that sort of temp so layers definitely way to go. Have a wonderful time.

Our plane was roasting and I find airports hot too. We just wore normal comfy clothes for travelling and didn't even have coats with us- they were in our suitcases and we had thick fleeces to wear off the plane. We were only outside for 2 mins before we were then in the warm terminal building. We got our coats out before we went out to the coaches but even they were super hot!
Disposable hand warmers are ABSOLUTELY essential for the day you spend mostly outside at the activity centre. We had them inside our gloves, inside our shoes, down the front and back of our kid's snow suits etc. Couldn't have coped without them once it got properly cold in the afternoon.

Its waterproof gloves provided but if you have a sensory child you might be better getting own gloves for him. My then 5 year old with asd I took own gloves, thermals for him and own cheap snowboots and lots of warm socks. It was minus 27C and he was colder than rest of us but we hit exceptionally cold weather. You aren't actually outside for long as it's just daylight from 10am to 2pm I think roughly. We took coats but didn't really use them as beyond coats outside apart.

OP it depends on the company you go with if its waterproof gloves provided so sounle check this before you go.

Elpheba are you allowed to put hand warmers in your hold luggage or did you put them in the hold?

Thank you all very much - great tip about the hand warmers, I'll stock up!

Ours were in the hold as we bulk bought a box off Amazon but I think they’d be fine in hand luggage if they’re the disposable ones-