Kicks: For the Airplane

So I'm currently en route home from my mini-vacation in the darling palm-tree ridden state known as florida and was just thinking about flight attire. Generally speaking I would prefer to be in a great pair of spandex leggings or soLows and rarely wear jeans - let alone on plane rides - but considering the woman sitting by me is decked out in heels and a low cut "going out" dress I found myself thinking. Comfy is usually the way to go for flying but if your concerned about looking too "shlepy" no worries, my mother always feels this way before she flies: its the wardrobe dilemma for flying. So while I can advise for or against sweatsuits that's for you to decide, however one pointer I will give you is the comfy yet casual plane footwear.
Whether you are coming from to winter weather or off to the sunny beaches on the carribean a solid and multi-seasonal shoe would be a sneaker. Doesn't really matter what brand (although my personal choices may be found below) but a sneaker is great for many reasons. One being they are easy to remove (if you don't tie the laces too tightly) and you will be wearing socks underneath so you eliminate the chance of walking bare foot through security. Furthermore, you can get extra comfy on the plane in just your socks - although bewarw of some awkward stare downs some people don't appreciate the taking your shoes off clause. Second, its always important to have sneaks with you on your trip. Just because we are on vacatuion doesn't mean we need to immediately turn couch potato your body doesn't go on vacation so neither should you - so having your kicks will give you extra incentive to get up and take at least one jog or go for a walk. Third, sneakers are a very neutral branch of footwear. If they don't resemble your children's soccer footwear you can pretty much get away with wearing them out during the day anytime and anywhere. Plus they are always automatically comfortable, because after all they are your sneakers and we all know you bought those puppies for comfort and kicking butt not leg lengthening and slimming down effects.
So it's a win-win: sneakers are by far a solid plane wearing must-have. And you don't even have to pack them so they won't add any extra weight to your embarrasingly heavy bag - pardon me, there I'm talking about myself. So enjoy your kicks and your vacation!
Some of my suggestions:
(1) New Balance 991/992 (~$99) 

Link: any sneaker / shoe website. Some include, www.zappos.com, amazon.com, or footlocker.com

Now for these next pair, you don't want to look like you are about to head off to the gym the second you exit the plane. With these Nikes, they have a good balance between sneaker and casual wearability; meaning they don't scream "sneaker" and you can get away with wearing them freely.  

(2) Any nike shox - I personally like these: Nike Shox Vivify (~$100) 

Link: www.finishline.com or any other shoe/sneaker website as mentioned above. 

I also like these Nike Shox - they are adorable (I actually just ordered them myself) and the pop of color is a great workout motivator/booster! 

Nike Shox Navina in Black/Silver/Purple (~$105)

Link: http://www.champssports.com/catalog/productdetail/model_nbr--71075/sku--13809908/cm--GLOBAL%20SEARCH%3A%20KEYWORD%20SEARCH/

Happy travels! Hope you stay comfortable!