A SINGER has revealed a strange seatbelt trick to help sleep on planes – a method perfected from years of touring the globe.
Jason Mraz, known for massive 2008 hit “I’m Yours”, calls himself a “professional tourist” having taken countless flights around the world.
Sleeping on a plane is a hard skill to master and will be fresh in the minds of many Brits amid the summer season.
But Grammy winner Mraz, who has been touring for more than two decades, could help you catch a nap on your next trip.
He has revealed he uses a seatbelt trick to help doze off.
He told Conde Nast Traveler passengers need to pull the seatbelt tight – but leave a bit of slack to squeeze both arms underneath.
Then with one hand, Mraz says to tighten the belt a little more, creating a feeling of being snugly tucked in.
And then you’ll drift off, according to the 47-year-old singer-songwriter.
He says: “I don’t know if it’s because I can sleep anywhere, but that little effect allows me to just pass right out. I lock myself in my seat and off I go.”
The American pop and reggae vocalist said earplugs were an essential item complementing the seatbelt move.
He raved about their effectiveness, adding: “They even soften the piercingly loud pilot announcements on an airplane.
“I cannot believe how loud they talk over those systems! Earplugs and a tight seatbelt and I’m out.”
But for Brits on those overnight, long-haul bus trips, Mraz did concede this trick might not be quite as effective.
The earplugs will however at least block out the constant freeway blare, he says.
“Sleeping on a bus is a little more challenging (but) for both plane and bus, earplugs take out that constant noise.”
It comes after Dr Henry Ting, chief health officer at Delta Airlines, revealed his key tips for falling asleep on your flight.
He said the work needed to be done before stepping foot aboard the aircraft – and his tips included reconsidering the pre-flight drink.
He told Thrillist: “Alcohol can disrupt sleep both on your flight and after you land.
