<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Airports with lounges, healthy restaurants, and easy transit are the best for red-eyes, according to travel expert Gilbert Ott. Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, Rob Carr/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Travel expert Gilbert Ott shared his favorite and least-favorite airports for red-eye flights.</li><li>Ott emphasizes the importance of sleeping on the plane, and arriving refreshed.</li></ul><p>Flying through the night can be ideal for those trying to save time while <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/long-haul-flights-not-worth-it-shorter-trips-2024-1">traveling long distances</a> — assuming you can sleep and arrive feeling refreshed, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-precheck-security-etiquette-to-get-through-fast-2023-10">Gilbert Ott</a> told Business Insider.</p><p>And he would know — the travel expert who flies 200,000 miles a year on average has had his fair share of <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-sleeps-on-redeye-flights-overnight-trains-tips-2023-12">red-eye flight</a> experiences.</p><p>"People shouldn't hate on red-eyes — I think they can be really cool," he said. "But you don't want to show up haggard."</p><p>Ott added that restful lounges, healthy food, and ease of transit can make some airports better for red-eye flights compared to others. He shared with BI his <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-worst-airports-for-early-flights-from-travel-expert-2024-8">favorite and least favorite airports</a> for nighttime flights.</p>