Pocket Scavenger Hunt

This is a particular challenge when passengers are forbidden from accessing any of their carry-on bags, so items being sought should be limited to what can be found in pockets, the back of seats, or even on the floor.  A list will be passed around to all passengers.  Those who are successful in possessing or obtaining the most items from the list will be declared the champion.

Light Wave

This can be every bit as much fun as when people do “the wave” at a stadium, only there will be no standing up here for obvious reasons.  Instead, simply power on your overhead light, wait for the people in front of you to power on theirs, then turn yours off.  A truly beautiful spectacle once it gets going.

Inflight College Courses

We all know something that others don’t know, and that last hour of the flight is the perfect time to share this knowledge with others.  It can be something traditional like a history lesson, or something a little different like how to embezzle funds from a large company that you happen to work for.  Whatever your field of expertise is, there is an opportunity to share here.  Instructors will normally have as many students as are within earshot, typically around a dozen, so the opportunity exists for multiple courses to be going on at the same time, just as in a real college.



Marco Polo

Be the person on your flight to suddenly shout out “Marco!” during that last hour when others are looking for things to do.  It might take a few tries, but eventually someone somewhere on the plane will respond with a “Polo!” if for no other reason than to shut you up.  Entertainment achieved.

In-flight Sketching

Not only can you find out if you’ve got a bit of Picasso in you, but you can save a good amount of money by not enrolling in art school to find out.  One passenger serves as a model and those in the immediate vicinity do their best to sketch them.  For those flights where writing pads have been defined as weapons, the back of an unused barf bag will do.