I take a sleeping pill after the first or second meal, and chase it down with a few ryes. You're pretty much guaranteed 4 hours of sleep that way, and you can fill the rest of the time eating, watching movies, or wandering the aisles. If you're on a flight that's not full and has an empty row in the center of the plane with 3 seats, you can switch seats as soon as the plane doors close. Swipe all the pillows and make a bed.
You can also get day rooms in almost all airports, or pay most first class lounges for entry. That way you can eat, shower, watch TV and hang out comfortably instead of wandering the cess pool of humans that is Heathrow.
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