Flight-ready headphones

High altitude noise affecting your travels? Let us present the best options for silencing those troublesome turbine sounds

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Aeroplanes are a cramped and noisy place to be, not the ideal environment for banging out your tunes or focusing on a specific task for work. Ironically though, given you're stuck there for hours, they're also the perfect place for banging out said tunes or doing that work task.

The solution? Active noise-cancellation (ANC) headphones. You need to block out the engine noise of an A320 or 737, you need to be comfy, and your music, movies, or whatever, need to sound flipping marvellous.

As frequent flyers, we're experts in the field here at T3 Towers, and we've covered all kinds of travel headphones over the years, and our favourites are here. Over-ears are our go-to in general, but if you like to pack light, there's some in-ears ones below for you too.

01 THE TRAVELLER'S FAVOURITE

BOSE QUIETCOMFORT ULTRA

£449.95, bose.co.uk

The ultimate option for those who travel for good reason: not only do the QuietComfort Ultra feature a top notch carry case and folding design, they possess superior noise cancelling; you can really disappear into your own little audio world. As you would expect from Bose, the audio quality is top notch, and you also get the benefit of Immersive Audio (spatial audio) to further enhance your sound. You're guaranteed a superb listen whether you're on the go or staying at home. Very pricey, but worth every penny.

★★★★★