{"id":15416,"date":"2026-06-23T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/i-hate-chaos-in-airports-were-these-five-star-noise-canceling-earbuds-missing-in-my-carry-on-bag\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:03:07","slug":"i-hate-chaos-in-airports-were-these-five-star-noise-canceling-earbuds-missing-in-my-carry-on-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/i-hate-chaos-in-airports-were-these-five-star-noise-canceling-earbuds-missing-in-my-carry-on-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"I hate chaos in airports &#8211; were these five-star noise-canceling earbuds missing in my carry-on bag?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-ea90a19c-f1cc-4526-aa33-4d68c98de493\">Like most people, I hate airports.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all, I hate airports during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Among the masses of burned airports <em>boys on tour<\/em>hanging endlessly in front of the boardwalks, the throat-straining smell of stale perfume and my fear of getting into the air, I rarely have a worse time at the start of a vacation.<\/p>\n<p>If I were a stockist, I would take this as a lesson: a minor, tolerable inconvenience, earning the right to travel internationally. Sometimes I can entertain this feeling, if briefly.<\/p>\n<p>On previous trips &#8211; always with cheap headphones I picked up at the last minute after forgetting mine at home &#8211; I&#8217;ve tried to find peace in soothing piano playlists and ambient jazz mixes. But, whether it&#8217;s due to the slow Bluetooth connection or the tinny, unpleasant sound, things have never gone smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>What I mean to say is that something has to change. Not airports; I understand that they are a necessary evil. But I have to do something about my dealings with them.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why, as Prime Day rolls around again, I&#8217;m hoping to upgrade and pick up some Bose wireless noise-cancelling earbuds.<\/p>\n<p>Currently at their record low price of just \u00a3209.95 from Amazon, so could these highly recommended Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) Earbuds be the end of my travel-induced woes?<\/p>\n<aside data-model-name=\"Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen)\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" data-widget-type=\"review\" class=\"hawk-root\">\n<div class=\"hawk-main-editorial-container\">\n<p>Today&#8217;s best deals are on Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-d991c18c-75a3-4f89-8f14-85ff8890e269\">When the <em>What is Hi-Fi?<\/em> team tested these second-generation Bose earbuds, and gave them a thumbs up <u>five stars<\/u> with their &#8220;punchy, full-bodied&#8221; sound, &#8220;excellent&#8221; noise cancellation and &#8220;secure and comfortable design&#8221;. A promising list of qualities when faced with the problem I mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p>Describing them as &#8220;exciting, strikingly attractive earbuds&#8221;, we&#8217;re delighted with their &#8220;remarkable ability to program and control&#8221; &#8211; two things I&#8217;m very keen on in an aeronautical environment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-9dbe0e2b-2f02-407f-a762-13dd74479347\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjGyZqiBxVaGTbF6sp9pwN-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjGyZqiBxVaGTbF6sp9pwN-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjGyZqiBxVaGTbF6sp9pwN-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjGyZqiBxVaGTbF6sp9pwN-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjGyZqiBxVaGTbF6sp9pwN-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjGyZqiBxVaGTbF6sp9pwN-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: What is Hi-Fi?)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-1d30206b-e732-4fa2-a8c1-30a682e6f561\">But what I enjoy the most is the cancellation of their noise. With two options to choose from: Silent and Alert, I can choose how much space I want to eliminate. The quiet environment is their strongest ANC area, so I feel that I will be retreating to my &#8220;quiet grandfather&#8221; that they all promised to cover me in, and stay there, thank you very much.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, with six hours of battery life on a single charge, and three extra charges of the case giving a total of 24 hours of battery life, I can continue to ignore the guys on a trip, even if we happen to be catching the same flight.<\/p>\n<p>So, those are the ones to deal with, and I think that soothing music might alleviate the boredom\/fear combo during the flight, too. Unfortunately, Bose hasn&#8217;t yet developed the off-duty-perfume canceling technology, but we can&#8217;t blame you for that.<\/p>\n<p>So, before I head off on my next holiday, I&#8217;ll be sure to snap up these Bose earbuds for the discounted price of \u00a3209.95 from Amazon, before the sale ends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A LOT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read our full <\/strong><strong>Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) review.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Look at ours <\/strong><strong>best wireless earbuds 2026: seven impressive pairs reviewed and rated by our experts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay up to date with <\/strong><strong>Prime Day 2026 LIVE: the best headphone, speaker and vinyl deals selected by our hi-fi experts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like most people, I hate airports. Most of all, I hate airports during the summer. Among the masses of burned airports boys on tourhanging endlessly in front of the boardwalks, the throat-straining smell of stale perfume and my fear of getting into the air, I rarely have a worse time at the start of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-audio-sound"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15418,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15416\/revisions\/15418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runwayritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}