1
: cheap whiskey
2
: the phenomenon of a subject's eyes appearing red in a color photograph taken with a flash
3
: a late-night or overnight flight
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Long-haul and red-eye routes call for far more comfort than anything under five hours.
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Iman Balagam, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
The biggest bonus is that the set stays wrinkle-free, even on your long red-eye flights.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Dern took a red-eye flight from the 2025 Oscars ceremony to make it in time for her first day.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
From eye masks for red-eye flights to travel makeup bags, packing cubes, luggage scales, and more, these are the tools that keep overpacking (and overthinking) at bay.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
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Iman Balagam, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
The biggest bonus is that the set stays wrinkle-free, even on your long red-eye flights.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Dern took a red-eye flight from the 2025 Oscars ceremony to make it in time for her first day.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
From eye masks for red-eye flights to travel makeup bags, packing cubes, luggage scales, and more, these are the tools that keep overpacking (and overthinking) at bay.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-eye. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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