It's a little awkward...but I suppose if you really care what other people think it can be a good idea. I had a friend who just randomly started doing push-ups in an airport when I was with him, and he didn't seem to care.

Another note: it's always more fun to be the person with the crazy person doing stuff. You get to observe the reactions and it's quite fun.

i was lucky enough to have a humongously spacious exit row seat on the return flight from a jamaica vacation several years ago. i was definitely doing down dogs in my row when my brother (the only other person in my row) would get up to use the restroom.

i also will do squats, forward folds and various arm stretches to get my shoulders open and warm. plane travel generally makes me feel like crap, so i go out of my way to do anything i can to stay hydrated and stretched.

I find it a good time to do triangle when I'm waiting in the airport, but I tend to read when I'm in the airplane. I can gratefully recall some triangles practiced while waiting for my luggage after a long flight.

yoga in airports is great; yoga in airplane aisles is not; yoga in an airplane seat is....interesting

it's absolutely OK to do yoga on long flights, why not? are you going to take a chance on DVT? DVT can kill you.

I fly 17 hours to India and you can bet your asana that I'm going to move around, A LOT. not necessarily triangle, down dog, etc., but definitely standing twists, forward folds, standing leg stretches, arm stretches, etc.

I think it's fun to do yoga in front of random people, just to see the looks on their faces.
I work as a cashier and I stand constantly in Tree Pose when I'm at my register or when I'm making coffees or working in the kitchen [as I'm also a barista and a cook]. I even bought slip-on Croc-style kitchen shoes so I can slip right out of one before I put my foot on my thigh :)

I am a Flight Attendant and I practice yoga on planes all the time. I even have an inflight sequence. I do practice forward bend in front of my cart in the aisle and sometimes tree pose if I am stuck behind a slow moving cart for a while ,but most of my yoga is practiced in the galleys or beside the lavs where there is enough room to move around. The best thing you can do on a long flight is get up and move around a bit. Dont worry about what people might think chances are you will never see them again.

I thought this was great from Sironasky of the YJ community. She works for British Airways and shows her and othesr practicing yoga on a plane. Maybe it's time for Yoga Air.

http://community.yogajournal.com/_Your-Captain-has-turned-on-the-Yoga-signFeel-free-to-move-about-the-cabin/blog/275568/25925.html

My answer would be, why not?

I invite you to check out my blog, Omazing Yoga.

http://www.omazingyoga.com

I'll be checking back for sure!

Who cares what others might think You'll feel good when you land in Dubai, Rio, or Tokyo. That's what counts. BTW - If you're into Yoga, you ain't really into all that personal spacegogma that the beeATxhes in 'the Valley', or some suburban mini-mall vixens freak about. But, with that in mind - don't bump the moFOs & focus on the Yoga. Go lay on the 'Priaias' & be happy you got outta Dodge w/ less achiness.

JAP

First class or coach? I'd rather bring a book, myself, and save the other stuff for when it's more appropriate. I'd rather not see a lot of things people do for attention, so I don't give them my attention.