Air Lines Reservation - Or Are They Just a Waste of Time? Flight Socks - Are They Really Necessary?

Here's why. Flight socks are probably some of the most controversial pair of socks you will ever find in the world.

Just another marketing ploy to separate you form your hard earned dollars, while others think they see past all the nonsense for what they really are. That wearing a pair will make all the difference to your long term health and short term comfort en-route, some people swear by them.

Or lack there of, you will feel neither resentment nor regret about your purchase, so when you go to look down at your feet while in the air, this article will hopefully give you the information you need to make this decision with confidence.

So first of all let's address the apparent need for flight socks - what they are and why they are so recommended.

Since the 70's it has been known to many air-travel health experts that long haul flights increase every passengers risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Chances are pretty high that you will die, if you happen to get one of these. Deep Vein Thrombosis is a condition that can cause great discomfort and in a worse case scenario - a Pulmonary Embolism.

Of which most occurred almost instantly, 000 deaths per year, pulmonary embolism causes 60, in fact according to the American heart foundation.

Take for example the classic case of Emma Christofferson who collapsed and died only moments after arriving in the London terminal from Sydney almost 10 years ago.

Deep Vein Thrombosis is something you should be taking seriously, so as you can see.

Do a pair of socks fit into this picture, where then?

Compression socks and compression garments an ideal solution to combat this problem, which makes flight socks, how the flight socks alleviate this problem is by promoting regular blood flow through 'gradual compression'. Which results in a blood clot within the deep veins of your legs, well DVT is caused from a lack of blood circulation.

Which is - 'Why wear the flight socks when I can easily promote blood circulation myself just by doing some foot exercises and taking regular walks in the cabin? ). Including the pilot, particularly for those who are already well aware of the threat of 'economy class syndrome' (which by the way is completely false - anyone on a long-haul flight can get DVT, but here is where the dilemma is!

' To me this statement is almost like saying 'why wear a seat belt when I can just drive safe instead?

It doesn't mean you are completely free from harm's way. By driving safely and ensuring you lock your doors and windows before you go to bed at night, certainly by you being pro active in the cause of staying alive.

This is however just my opinion.

Simply by ensuring that you do everything you can in order to achieve the desired outcome, success or anything else for that matter, you can almost guarantee safety, by doing so. But I thoroughly believe in the idea of stacking the odds in your favor.

Or they join the common denominator of the hip 'it won't happen to me' crowd, this is where people either begin to pay attention and start taking the precautions seriously, in my experience, having said that.

But at the same time I can't help but think what an unwise choice it is, seriously I hope no ill happens upon this hip crowd.

The very same crowd who probably spent more than a few hundred on the actual flight - where is the perspective? Looking over at a crowd who at the end of the day must of thought to themselves 'i can't afford $30 to spend on a pair of socks', because here I am with my pair of comfy flight socks.

Or do I just fork out the measly $30 for what is most likely going to be the most comfiest socks I have ever worn in my life, a condition that typically has no signs or symptoms and could very likely kill me in an instant, okay I guess this article ended up being a bit biased but seriously weigh it up - do I take the risk of getting Deep Vein Thrombosis?